CVE-2008-0295

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    CVE-2008-0295

    Published: 16 Jan 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/28383, http://secunia.com/advisories/29284, http://secunia.com/advisories/29766, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105, http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27221, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14776

    Affected packages

    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