CVE-2008-1881
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 11.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d SSA Parsing Double Sh311 - Universal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5667local, windowspublished 23 May 2008Verified
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6e - Subtitle Parsing Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5250local, windowspublished 14 Mar 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5250 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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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 (11 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
References13
- vlc-parsessa-bo(41936) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080317 VLC highlander bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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
- 28274 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29800 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14872 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 5250 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- vlcmediaplayer-subtitle-bo(41237) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 28251 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-2008-1881 (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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