CVE-2008-5276

N/A Unknown
Published: December 03, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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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=d19de4e9f2211cbe5bde00726b66c47a424f4e07
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32942
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4680
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/50333
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498768/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32545
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-013.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0811.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3287
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14793
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d19de4e9f2211cbe5bde00726b66c47a424f4e07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32942
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/50333
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498768/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-013.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0811.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3287
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14793
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.9%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

videolan

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