CVE-2008-4686

Publication date 22 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 0.9.4-1ubuntu3.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commitdiff;h=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4686