CVE-2008-1489
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 11.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5498local, windowspublished 25 Apr 2008Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.8% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- DSA-1543 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 28433 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 29766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29503 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0985 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- vlcmediaplayer-mp4readbox-rdrf-bo(41412) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1491 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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