CVE-2008-5032

Critical

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 modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductVideolan Vlc Media Player
PublishedNov 10, 2008
First seenNov 10, 2008

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
videolan vlc_media_player0.5.0, 0.5.3, 0.6.0, 0.6.2, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.1a, 0.7.2, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.4, 0.8.4a, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.6a, 0.8.6b, 0.8.6c, 0.8.6d, 0.8.6e, 0.8.6f, 0.8.6g, 0.8.6h, 0.8.6i, 0.9, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5—

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CVE-2008-5032 · Videolan Vlc Media Player · Dark Radar