FKIE_CVE-2008-2430

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-07 23:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
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.
References
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30601Vendor Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31317
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/Vendor Advisory
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020429
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30601Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020429
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_nt *
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6h

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