{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5036",
    "published": "2008-11-10 22:18:34",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:59:07",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c.  NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.",
    "epss_score": "0.41444",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98632",
    "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_media_player"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18548",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.5 - RealText Subtitle Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2012-03-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18548"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7051",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 - '.rt' Local Stack Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2008-11-07",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32569",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33315",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125",
        "http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt",
        "http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051",
        "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32569",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33315",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125",
        "http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt",
        "http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html"
    ]
}