CVE-2008-5036
Critical
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
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
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| videolan vlc_media_player | 0.9, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5 | — |
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