CVE-2008-2430
N/A
Published: July 7, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVLC media player· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30601x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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