CVE-2008-1881

MEDIO 6.8CVE-2008-1881 · Published 17/04/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
vlc videolan	`= 0.8.6e`	No fix yet

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

References

aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
secunia.com/advisories/28233
secunia.com/advisories/29800
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
securityfocus.com/bid/28251
securityfocus.com/bid/28274
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

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