CVE-2008-4558 Information

Description

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag which passes a signed comparison.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/32267 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A14726