CVE-2008-1881
EPSS 11.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-1881
To remediate CVE-2008-1881, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 0.8.6.e-2.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-1881 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 11.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.6.e-2.1