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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-1881 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2008-04-17 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1881

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.8%
EPSS 11.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

Patch / fix

  • vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.6.e-2.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5250)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5667 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d SSA Parsing Double Sh311 - Universal local, 2008-05-23
  • EDB-5250 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6e - Subtitle Parsing Local Buffer Overflow local, 2008-03-14

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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