CVE-2008-0295 (GCVE-0-2008-0295)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-01-16 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27221 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28383 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29766 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20080… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Date Public
2008-01-08 00:00
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