CVE-2008-4654

Publication date 22 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 0.9.4-1ubuntu3.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc