CVE-2008-3794

Publication date 26 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.2
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6293

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc