9.3crit

CVE-2008-46862 exploits

Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6825 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.ty' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) · local · 2008-10-23
  • EDB-6798 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.TY' Local Stack Buffer Overflow · local · 2008-10-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14630 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • git.videolan.org /?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31867 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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