CVE-2008-2430 (GCVE-0-2008-2430)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-07 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30601 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2008-07-02 00:00
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