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    CVE-2008-4654

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

    Published:Oct 21, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 21, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.82125
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Videolan
    Product
    Vlc Media Player

    Exploits

    http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txthttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txthttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6825https://github.com/bongbongco/CVE-2008-4654https://github.com/Hexastrike/CVE-2008-4654https://github.com/KernelErr/VLC-CVE-2008-4654-Exploithttps://github.com/rnnsz/CVE-2008-4654https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16629https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6798

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
    http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
    http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
    http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
    http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
    http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
    http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
    http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
    http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803

    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