CVE-2008-3794

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    CVE-2008-3794

    Published: 26 Aug 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml, http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt, http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293

    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