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CVE-2008-5276

Published: 3 December 2008

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (0.9.8)
dapper Not vulnerable
(code not present)
gutsy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
hardy Not vulnerable
(code not present)
intrepid
Released (0.9.4-1ubuntu3.2)
jaunty Not vulnerable

karmic Not vulnerable

Patches:
upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=d19de4e9f2211cbe5bde00726b66c47a424f4e07