DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4558
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558
Upstream
Published
2008-10-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:07:27.373184Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}