CVE-2008-4558
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a
02 Description
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes 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
- 8.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.5% 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
- 2008-10-14 23:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-14
- 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
- 0a98674f89461aaf256e0111e29609105f03fb57f7a62a22b877c9aec36a65e1
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com31758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758
- www.exploit-db.com6756http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14726https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726
- www.coresecurity.comhttp://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption
- secunia.com32267http://secunia.com/advisories/32267
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2826http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlc-parsetracknode-code-execution(45869)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869
- www.securityfocus.com20081014 CORE-2008-1010: VLC media player XSPF Memory Corruptionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 0.9.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 0.9.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 0.9.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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