CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC up to 0.8.6 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Array Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Cinepak file that triggers an out-of-bounds array access and memory corruption.
The bug was discovered 04/23/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1769 since 04/12/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39451 (Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 0.1.99e eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42034) and Tenable (39451). The entries 40574, 42111, 42058 and 41678 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39451
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64255
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1819-1 (vlc)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: VLC 0.1.99e
Timeline
04/12/2008 🔍04/13/2008 🔍
04/23/2008 🔍
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04/25/2008 🔍
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04/27/2008 🔍
06/18/2009 🔍
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03/16/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1769 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42034
Vulnerability Center: 18261 - VLC < 0.8.6f Remote DoS via a Crafted Cinepak File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28904 - VLC Media Player Cinepak Codec Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29503
OSVDB: 44578 - CVE-2008-1769 - VideoLan - VLC - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0985
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/09/2019 16:49
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/09/2019 16:49 (8)
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