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
Published Jan 16, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.57%
Description
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 products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.6d
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.57% (0.14572) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.57% (0.14572) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 11.64% (0.11636) | 93.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 7.61% (0.07606) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.01% (0.09005) | 91.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.09% (0.17094) | 91.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.01% (0.09005) | 92.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00813) | 82.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00923) | 81.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00947) | 80.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 83.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.07% (0.03073) | 64.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14597 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29284 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29766 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14597 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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