CVE-2008-4558
mediumpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.085 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-6756VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.2 Media Player - XSPF Memory Corruptionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/32267enisa_euvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruptionenisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726enisa_euvd
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