DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5276
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276
Upstream
Published
2008-12-03T17:30:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:21Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / vlc

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8a-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276.json"

Debian:13 / vlc

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8a-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276.json"

Debian:14 / vlc

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8a-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276.json"