6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-1769
VLC Remote Out-of-Bounds Array Access Denial of Service
Description

VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Cinepak file that triggers an out-of-bounds array access and memory corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2008, 6:05 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1769 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Videolan vlc_media_player
2 Videolan vlc

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1769 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1769 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214627#c3
    Added Reference http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit%3Bh=cf489d7bff3c1b36b2d5501ecf21129c78104d98
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
    Added Reference http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28904
    Added Reference http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
    Added Reference http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14445
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit%3Bh=cf489d7bff3c1b36b2d5501ecf21129c78104d98 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit;h=cf489d7bff3c1b36b2d5501ecf21129c78104d98
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14445 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14445 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1769 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1769 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.21 }} 0.08%

score

0.89860

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability