CVE-2008-3794
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a
02 Description
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a
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
- 11.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.5% 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
- 2008-08-26 15:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b2de59d4cc8ad48349db9d33b4f383bac8e79411969ee3269095199413c09742
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.orange-bat.comhttp://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt
- www.securityfocus.com30806http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14531https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531
- mailman.videolan.org[vlc-devel] 20080824 commit: MMS integers handling fixes, including buffer overflow ( Rémi Denis-Courmont )http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
- www.exploit-db.com6293https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-memmove-bo(44659)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659
- www.securitytracker.com1020759http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759
- securityreason.com4190http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080824 Re: CVE id request: vlchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200809-06http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.h-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.h-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.h-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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