CVE-2008-3794 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.04% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-08-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6i - Mms Protocol Handling Heap Overflow (PoC) | 2008-08-23 |
References
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
- http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt
- 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
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
- http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt
- 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
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