CVE-2008-1489

Exp

Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.

Published: 2008-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1489 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.87%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1489

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5498 exploit_db edb 2008-04-25 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1489

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 32.97% 11.87% -21.10%
2 2026-06-10 33.21% 32.97% -0.25%
3 2025-12-02 — 33.21% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1489

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1489

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1489 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1489
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1489: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-25), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1489
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1489 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1489

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1489

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc 0.8.6e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1489

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