MEDIUM
requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via a long input argument in an in_play action
Published Mar 23, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.22%
Description
requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via a long input argument in an in_play action.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9.8a
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.22% 0.09216
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09216
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.22% (0.09216) | 95.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.22% (0.09216) | 94.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 9.98% (0.09983) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 7.15% (0.07154) | 91.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.71% (0.08711) | 91.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.45% (0.13452) | 90.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.71% (0.08711) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.78% (0.09782) | 92.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.29% (0.09288) | 94.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.28% (0.07280) | 94.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 7.96% (0.07957) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.59% (0.09590) | 93.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262708 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34126 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49249 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14357 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8213 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262708 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34126 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49249 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14357 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8213 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 23, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 23, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1045
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a