CVE-2008-4654
HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Memory corruption
9.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)58%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32339Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813