CVE-2008-4558

Publication date 15 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc