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CVE-2008-1881

Published: 17 April 2008

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
hardy
Released (0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1)
intrepid
Released (0.8.6.release.e+zdebian-2.3ubuntu1)
jaunty
Released (0.8.6.release.e+zdebian-2.3ubuntu1)
karmic
Released (0.8.6.release.e+zdebian-2.3ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage