CVE-2008-5032

N/A Unknown
Published: November 10, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

videolan

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