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Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ogg file with a crafted Advanced SubStation Alpha Subtitle (.ass) file, probably involving the Dialogue field

Published Jan 21, 2010

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ogg file with a crafted Advanced SubStation Alpha Subtitle (.ass) file, probably involving the Dialogue field.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

References (4)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 21, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 21, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a