CVE-2008-3794

Published Aug 26, 2008

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.8
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-189

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "FD824C10-CB0B-4988-99E9-1B8A2B52C5A3"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References