MEDIUM
Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow
Published Apr 24, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.1.99
- 0.1.99a
- 0.1.99b
- 0.1.99c
- 0.1.99d
- 0.1.99e
- 0.1.99f
- 0.1.99g
- 0.1.99h
- 0.1.99i
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.50
- 0.2.60
- 0.2.61
- 0.2.62
- 0.2.63
- 0.2.70
- 0.2.71
- 0.2.72
- 0.2.73
- 0.2.80
- 0.2.81
- 0.2.82
- 0.2.83
- 0.2.90
- 0.2.91
- 0.2.92
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.3_ac3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4a
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.6a
- 0.8.6b
- 0.8.6c
- 0.8.6d
- 0.8.6e
- 0.8.1337
No data.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.71% 0.02711
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02711
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02711) | 85.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02711) | 84.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.76% (0.02760) | 85.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 89.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02511) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29503 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28903 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14412 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29503 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29800 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28903 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14412 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1768
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a