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CVE-2008-5276

Publication date 3 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Status

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

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc