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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-3794 EUVD-2008-3780GHSA-6q3h-pc9x-4hhc

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attacker…

Published Aug 26, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: vlc Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 vlc 0.8.6.h-4 —
Debian 13 vlc 0.8.6.h-4 —
Debian 12 vlc 0.8.6.h-4 —
Debian 5.0 vlc 0.8.6.h-1+lenny1 DTSA-166-1
Debian 4.0 vlc 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3 DSA-1819-1

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Advisories 2

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