Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4686
CVE-2008-4686
Description
Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.9.4
- Range: 0.9.4
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