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TI-2008-05021 Aliases CVE-2008-5276GHSA-gj6f-7h35-44xq

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-189Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07842 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableVideoLAN
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5276
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj6f-7h35-44xq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2010-03131 libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2023-25623 Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-04437 Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2023-25624 Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an Integer underflow that leads to an incorrect packet length. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-19821 An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-01563 Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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