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CVE-2008-3794

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-08-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Platforms

Videolan Vlc Media Player

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References