DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558

    Published: 15 Oct 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-4558

    Summary:

    Details: Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4558

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.9.3-1

    Affected versions

    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