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CVE-2008-5276

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published

2008-12-03T17:30:00.417

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.0 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.1 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.2 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.3 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.4 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.5 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.6 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.7 Yes
Application videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.8 Yes
References