CVE-2008-1881
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 11.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-04-17 23:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d72465e14474d4b1d6f2d7270441f3bcf5ad70996d6c20b38585e0599a321bd3
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlc-parsessa-bo(41936)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
- aluigi.orghttp://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- www.securityfocus.com20080317 VLC highlander bughttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
- secunia.com28233http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200804-25http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- wiki.videolan.orghttp://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- www.securityfocus.com28274http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274
- secunia.com29800http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14872https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
- www.exploit-db.com5250https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-subtitle-bo(41237)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
- aluigi.altervista.orghttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
- www.securityfocus.com28251http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.e-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.e-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.e-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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