CVE-2008-3794

Published: Aug 26, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected (1)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.8.6i

Related CWEs

References (20)

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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