Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c
Published Nov 10, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.67%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.1a
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4a
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.6a
- 0.8.6b
- 0.8.6c
- 0.8.6d
- 0.8.6e
- 0.8.6f
- 0.8.6g
- 0.8.6h
- 0.8.6i
- 0.9
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
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.
AV:N/AC:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.67% (0.10671) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.67% (0.10671) | 95.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 17.97% (0.17975) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16272) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.42% (0.19418) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16272) | 94.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 82.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 80.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 78.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.82% (0.08822) | 93.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.82% (0.08822) | 93.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.82% (0.08822) | 82.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32569 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33315 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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