CVE-2008-1768

Multiple integer overflows in VLC before 0.8.6f allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the (1) MP4 demuxer, (2) Real demuxer, and (3) Cinepak codec, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: 2008-04-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1768 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1768

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 1.88% 2.71% +0.83%
2 2025-12-02 2.10% 1.88% -0.22%
3 2025-06-14 — 2.10% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1768

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-2008-1768

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1768

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1768 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-2008-1768
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1768: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-25), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1768
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1768 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 3, not-affected 3, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1768

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1768

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc 0.1.99 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99b cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99c cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99f cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99g cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99h cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.1.99i cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.50 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.60 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.61 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.62 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.63 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.70 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.71 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.72 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.73 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.80 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.81 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.82 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.83 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.90 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.91 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.2.92 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.3_ac3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.3_ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.4a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6b cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6c cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.6e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc 0.8.1337 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1768

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