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FKIE_CVE-2008-3732

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-20 16:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6i

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    },
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      "value": "Desbordamiento de entero en la funci\u00f3n Open en modules/demux/tta.c de VLC Media Player 0.8.6i, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) o puede que ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante un fichero TTA manipulado; esto conlleva a un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en pila. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles se han obtenido de fuentes de terceros."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-3732",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:56:25.950",
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