CVE-2008-3794

Medium

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 negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVideolan Vlc Media Player
PublishedAug 26, 2008
First seenAug 26, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
videolan vlc_media_player0.8.6i—

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