CVE-2008-4654
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via 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
- 57.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.9% 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
- 2008-10-21 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-21
- 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
- fe5014c9506c005d30fbb4d1a642c944197504d652e98b542d5157ecb1f37537
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2856http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14803https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
- secunia.com32339http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
- www.trapkit.dehttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081019 CVE id request: vlchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
- www.securityfocus.com31813http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
- www.videolan.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
- securityreason.com4460http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-ty-bo(45960)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
- www.securityfocus.com20081020 [TKADV2008-010] VLC media player TiVo ty Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 1.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 1.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 1.0.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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