# CVE-2008-1769: VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Cinepak file that triggers an out-of-bounds arra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Cinepak file that triggers an out-of-bounds array access and memory corruption.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
- http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit%3Bh=cf489d7bff3c1b36b2d5501ecf21129c78104d98
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
- http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28904
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29503
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214627#c3
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0985
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5498

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