DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5036
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036
Upstream
Published
2008-11-10T22:18:34Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:07:56.504874Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.

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
1.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

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
1.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

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
1.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

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
1.0.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}