CVE-2008-2430

Description

Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.43% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31317 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020429 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml vendor advisory
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30601 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2430?
CVE-2008-2430 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2430?
To fix CVE-2008-2430, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2430 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2430 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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