CVE-2008-4558
N/A
Published: October 14, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVLC media player
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32267x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruptionMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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