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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0295: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-0295: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/16/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-video-vlc

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