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Critical
CVE-2008-4654
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
vlc media player
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 21st, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.