CVE-2008-3732

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/tta.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTA file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.14% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14570 vdb entry signature
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6252 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30718 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31512 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.16.txt exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44510 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4170 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2394 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3732?
CVE-2008-3732 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3732?
To fix CVE-2008-3732, 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-2008-3732 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3732 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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