CVE-2008-3794
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Description
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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