{
    "id": "CVE-2008-1881",
    "published": "2008-04-17 23:05:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:52:40",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file.  NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.",
    "epss_score": "0.11778",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95944",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "videolan",
            "product": "vlc"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5667",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d SSA Parsing Double Sh311 - Universal",
            "date": "2008-05-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5250",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6e - Subtitle Parsing Local Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-03-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/28233",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29800",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml",
        "http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250",
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt",
        "http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/28233",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29800",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml",
        "http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872"
    ]
}