CVE-2008-1489 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.82% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow | 2008-04-25 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28433
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41412
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28433
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