Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2)…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

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)

• http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200804-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 29800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29503 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0985 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:32 UTC.