CVE-2008-5276 json
Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows…
published 2008-12-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5253
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 7.8%
- EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Patch / fix
- vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.8a-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276
Exploit prediction
7.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- trapkit.de http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-013.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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trapkit.de
/advisories/TKADV2008-013.txt
exploit
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/32942
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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videolan.org
/security/sa0811.html
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/498768/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14793
vdb-entry, signature
-
osvdb.org
/50333
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3287
vdb-entry
- git.videolan.org /?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d19de4e9f2211cbe5bde00726b66c47a424f4e07
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securityfocus.com
/bid/32545
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4680
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/33315
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5276
- NVD CVE-2008-5276
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