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CVE-2008-4558

Published: 15 October 2008

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
PoC: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(0.9.4-1ubuntu3.1)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(0.9.9a-2ubuntu1)
karmic Not vulnerable
(1.0.0~rc2-1ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (0.9.3)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=6d3c22f29e650b0d10b2116fe3145194d20b8b56