Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow…

published 2008-10-22 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4666

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.9%; EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.

Patch / fix

distros 1

vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.6.h-4.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4686

Timeline

2008-10-21 First public exploit (EDB-6798)
2008-10-22 Published

Exploit prediction

9.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-6825 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.ty' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) local, 2008-10-23
EDB-6798 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.TY' Local Stack Buffer Overflow local, 2008-10-21

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-189 Numeric Errors

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/6
mailing-list
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14630
vdb-entry, signature
git.videolan.org /?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
mailing-list
securityfocus.com /bid/31867
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-4686
NVD CVE-2008-4686

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Summary