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CVE-2008-5276
published 2008-12-03

CVE-2008-5276: Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to…

PriorityP346critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
EPSS
7.84%
93.9th percentile
Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianvlc< vlc 0.9.8a-1 (bookworm)vlc 0.9.8a-1 (bookworm)
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player
videolanvlc_media_player>= 0 < 0.9.8a-10.9.8a-1
videolanvlc_media_player>= 0 < 0.9.8a-10.9.8a-1
videolanvlc_media_player>= 0 < 0.9.8a-10.9.8a-1
videolanvlc_media_player>= 0 < 0.9.8a-10.9.8a-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.3CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.3LOW
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