Unscored severity · published Mar 25, 2008
CVE-2008-1489
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a…
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CVSS
11.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VL
Vlc · Videolan
0.8.6e · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1489
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1489
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
Exploit
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a
wiki.videolan.org
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
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