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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-4558 json

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF pl…

published 2008-10-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4539

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.5%
EPSS 8.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

Patch / fix

  • vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6756)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6756 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.2 Media Player - XSPF Memory Corruption dos, 2008-10-14
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.