CVE-2008-5032

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.

Affected products

• videolan / vlc_media_player0.5.0 – 0.5.0
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.5.3 – 0.5.3
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.6.0 – 0.6.0
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.6.2 – 0.6.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.0 – 0.7.0
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.1 – 0.7.1
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.1a – 0.7.1a
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.2 – 0.7.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.2 – 0.7.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.7.2 – 0.7.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.0 – 0.8.0
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.1 – 0.8.1
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.2 – 0.8.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.4 – 0.8.4
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.4 – 0.8.4
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.4a – 0.8.4a
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.5 – 0.8.5
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.5 – 0.8.5
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.5 – 0.8.5
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6 – 0.8.6
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6a – 0.8.6a
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6b – 0.8.6b
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6c – 0.8.6c
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6d – 0.8.6d
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6e – 0.8.6e
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6f – 0.8.6f
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6g – 0.8.6g
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6h – 0.8.6h
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.8.6i – 0.8.6i
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9 – 0.9
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.0 – 0.9.0
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.1 – 0.9.1
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.2 – 0.9.2
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.3 – 0.9.3
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.4 – 0.9.4
• videolan / vlc_media_player0.9.5 – 0.9.5

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbVideoLAN VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 - 'CUE' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)by Dr_IDE

References

• MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
• MISChttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
• MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
• MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
• MISChttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32569
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33315
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml