PT-2008-1152 · Videolan · Videolan Vlc Media Player

Nico Golde · Published 2008-10-22 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-4686

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to a fixed version

Description The issue is related to multiple integer overflows in the TY demux plugin of the VideoLAN VLC media player. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted .ty file.

Recommendations For versions prior to the fixed version, consider disabling the TY demux plugin until a patch is available. Restrict access to files with the .ty extension to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03973

CVE-2008-4686

DSA-1819-1

DTSA-175-1

Affected Products

Videolan Vlc Media Player

References · 18

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6798 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6825 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4686 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03973 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1819 · Vendor Advisory
• http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14630 · Note
• http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31867 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/6 · Note
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00131.html · Note