DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1881
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881
Upstream
Published
2008-04-17T23:05:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:22:59Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.e-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.e-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.e-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8.6.e-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}