CVE-2008-5036

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 69.53% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4 mailing list
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376 vdb entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32569 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5036?
CVE-2008-5036 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5036?
To fix CVE-2008-5036, 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-2008-5036 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5036 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~70% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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