CVE-2008-5036

Published: Nov 10, 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 VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.

Affected (7)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 0.9.0
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 0.9.5
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 (28)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32569

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33315

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/32569

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/33315

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125

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

http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt

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

Exploit

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329

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

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051

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

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