CVE-2008-0296: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Jan 16 2008(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | ||
| Videolan Vlc Media Player | <=0.8.6d |
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Reference Links
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14597
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- version/videolan vlc media player/0.8.6d