{
    "id": "CVE-2008-3794",
    "published": "2008-08-26 15:41:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:56:33",
    "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-189",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.11035",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95769",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "videolan",
            "product": "vlc_media_player"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6293",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6i - Mms Protocol Handling Heap Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-08-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}