CVE-2008-5032
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
02 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
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
- 10.67% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.4% 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
- 2008-11-10 16:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-10
- 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
- a8e56f807c27c59a8c76b8b57e20b045959e21d885257f7149c89f029f12781c
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081105 VideoLAN security advisory 0810http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-cue-bo(46375)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
- www.videolan.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
- www.securityfocus.com20081106 [TKADV2008-012] VLC media player cue Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081105 CVE id request: vlchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE id request: vlchttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14798https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
- secunia.com32569http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
- www.trapkit.dehttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
- secunia.com33315http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
- www.securityfocus.com32125http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-24http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 0.8.6.h-5
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-5
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-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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