CVE-2008-4654

Published: Oct 22, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

Affected (5)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9.1
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9.2
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9.3
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9.4
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32339

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726

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

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033

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

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/32339

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

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813

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

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt

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

Exploit

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html

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

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803

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

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