# CVE-2008-4654: Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse\_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 4 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2008-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6798
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6825
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16629
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/videolan_tivo.rb
- https://github.com/Hexastrike/CVE-2008-4654
- https://github.com/KernelErr/VLC-CVE-2008-4654-Exploit
- https://github.com/bongbongco/CVE-2008-4654
- https://github.com/rnnsz/CVE-2008-4654

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