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CVE-2008-5276

Published: Dec 03, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5276
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.0 (including)0.9.0 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.1 (including)0.9.1 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.2 (including)0.9.2 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.3 (including)0.9.3 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.4 (including)0.9.4 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.5 (including)0.9.5 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.6 (including)0.9.6 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.7 (including)0.9.7 (including)
Vlc_media_playerVideolan0.9.8 (including)0.9.8 (including)
VlcUbuntuintrepid*
VlcUbuntuupstream*

References

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