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    CVE-2008-1489

    Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.

    Published:Mar 25, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 25, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.33213
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Videolan
    Product
    Vlc

    Exploits

    http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0ahttp://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0ahttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5498

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2026-26228 (CVSS 2.3) — VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Remote Access S…
    CVE-2014-6440 (CVSS 9.8) — VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of …
    CVE-2008-2147 (CVSS 4.6) — Untrusted search path vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC before 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code …
    CVE-2008-1768 (CVSS 6.8) — Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) vi…
    CVE-2008-1769 (CVSS 6.8) — VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Cinepak file that …
    CVE-2008-1881 (CVSS 6.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote at…
    CVE-2007-6681 (CVSS 7.5) — Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to exec…
    CVE-2007-6684 (CVSS 5) — The RTSP module in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a requ…
    CVE-2007-6683 (CVSS 5) — The browser plugin in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the :de…

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
    http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a
    http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28433
    http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41412
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14841
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
    http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a
    http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28433
    http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41412
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14841

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High