CVE-2008-2430 json
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbit…
published 2008-07-07 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2425
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.9%
- EPSS 5.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
Patch / fix
- vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.6.h-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2430
Exploit prediction
5.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/30601
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/31317
third-party-advisory
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3976
third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1020429
vdb-entry
- videolan.org /developers/vlc/NEWS
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
vdb-entry, signature
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
vdb-entry
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769
vdb-entry, signature
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/30058
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-2430
- NVD CVE-2008-2430
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