FKIE_CVE-2008-5036

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-10 22:18 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32569
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33315
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.0
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.1
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.2
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.3
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.4
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.5
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:59:07.737",
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