PT-2008-6190 · Videolan · Vlc Media Player

Skd · Published 2008-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5036

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 VLC media player versions 0.9.x through 0.9.5

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow that might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file. This is related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. The vulnerability can be exploited by using a specially crafted RealText file, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 0.9.x through 0.9.5, update to version 0.9.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of RealText subtitle files until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5036

Affected Products

Vlc Media Player

References · 21

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vlc_realtext.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7051 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18548 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5036 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5036 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32125 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5 · Note
• http://videolan.org/security/sa0810.html · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32569 · Note