CVE-2008-1768

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    CVE-2008-1768

    Published: 25 Apr 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29503, http://secunia.com/advisories/29800, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985, http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28903, http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS, http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14412

    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