CVE-2008-1881 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 17 Apr 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious SSA subtitle file in VLC.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-1881?

CVE-2008-1881 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Videolan Vlc.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1881?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-1881 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1881 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881, GHSA-7fxm-mjcc-cj9m.