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CVE-2008-1881 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt	CVE
http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250	CVE
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274	CVE
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt	[email protected]
http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250	[email protected]
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274	[email protected]

see all 26 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
videolan vlc	0.8.6e
CPE cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 18, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]