First published: Mon Nov 10 2008(Updated: )
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6b | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6g | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.5.0 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.4a | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.0 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.4-test2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.1a | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.0 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.4 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.5 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.6.2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.5-test3 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6h | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.4 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.2-test3 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6c | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6i | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.0 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.1 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.2-test2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.5.3 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6a | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.5 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.6.0 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.5-test4 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6f | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.1 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6e | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.6d | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.7.1 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.8.2 | |
VideoLAN VLC media player | =0.9.3 |
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CVE-2008-5032 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2008-5032, users should upgrade to a version of VLC media player that is not affected, specifically version 0.9.6 or later.
CVE-2008-5032 affects multiple versions of VideoLAN VLC media player, specifically versions 0.5.0 through 0.9.5.
Yes, exploiting CVE-2008-5032 typically requires user interaction to open a specially crafted CUE image file.
CVE-2008-5032 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.