CVE-2008-0296: Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause…

PriorityP351critical10CVSS 2.0

AVNACLAuNCCICAC

EXPLOIT

EPSS

14.57%

96.2th percentile

Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	vlc	< vlc 0.8.6.c-6 (bookworm)	vlc 0.8.6.c-6 (bookworm)
videolan	vlc_media_player	<= 0.8.6d	—
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-6	0.8.6.c-6
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-6	0.8.6.c-6
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-6	0.8.6.c-6
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 0.8.6.c-6	0.8.6.c-6

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv10.0CRITICAL

vendor_debian10.0MEDIUM

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