CVE-2008-1881
EPSS 54.0%
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?
Likely — EPSS is 54.0%, placing CVE-2008-1881 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.6.e-2.1