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    CVE-2008-1881

    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.

    Published:Apr 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 17, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.53989
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Videolan
    Product
    Vlc

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

    Related CVEs

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    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-2008-1489 (CVSS 6.8) — Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause …
    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://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
    http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
    http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250
    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
    http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
    http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High