CVE-2008-1881

Published Apr 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 11.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1819-1 New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:40 AM
Reserved
Apr 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2008, 11:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM