# CVE-2008-5036: Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code vi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-11-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376
- http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18548
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vlc_realtext.rb

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