Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3794
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3794
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 15.15%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 95 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3794
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3794
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3794
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293
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http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt
Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
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http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759
Products affected by CVE-2008-3794
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*