CVE-2008-5032

VLC media player 0.5.0-0.9.5 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Invalid CUE Image File Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5032. PoCs published by Dr_IDE.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .CUE file that triggers a buffer overflow in VLC Media Player versions prior to 0.9.6. The PoC creates a file with an overly long string to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dr_IDE · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9686

This exploit generates a malformed .CUE file that triggers a buffer overflow in VLC Media Player versions prior to 0.9.6. The PoC creates a file with an overly long string to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: VLC Media Player < 0.9.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 installed on the target system · Ability to deliver the malicious .CUE file to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.1067
EPSS Percentile 95.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (31)
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.5.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.5.3
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.6.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.6.2
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.1
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.1a
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.7.2 (3 CPE variants)
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.8.1
... and 21 more
Published Nov 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026