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TI-2008-01696 Aliases CVE-2008-1768GHSA-m98q-h66m-8mm5

Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02711 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 60

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99bVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99cVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99dVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99eVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99fVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99gVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99hVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.99iVulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99b Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99c Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99d Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99e Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99f Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99g Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99h Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.99i Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.50VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.60VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.61VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.62VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.63VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.70VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.71VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.72VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.73VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.80VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.81VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.82VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.83VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.90VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.91VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.92VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3_ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3_ac3VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.4VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.5VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.6VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6aVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6bVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6cVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6dVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6eVulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1337VulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.50 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.60 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.61 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.62 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.63 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.70 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.71 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.72 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.73 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.80 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.81 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.82 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.83 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.90 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.91 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.92 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3_ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3_ac3 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.5 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6a Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6b Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6c Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6d Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6e Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1337 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1768
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m98q-h66m-8mm5

References

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2014-05293 VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-06376 Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/demux/subtitle.c in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-06377 Format string vulnerability in the httpd_FileCallBack function (network/httpd.c) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-01807 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-01426 Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-01697 VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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