Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3794
CVE-2008-3794
Description
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 0.8.6i
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txtnvdExploit
- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4190nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293nvd
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