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CVE-2008-4654 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt Exploit 
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4654
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE