Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

11.1% · top 4.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• ADV-2008-0105 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1543 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 27221 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 28383 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14776 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 29766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200803-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:39 UTC.