CVE-2008-1881

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1881 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.78%, 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-2008-1881

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5667 exploit_db edb 2008-05-23 Exploit-DB ↗
5250 exploit_db edb 2008-03-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1881

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 53.99% 11.78% -42.21%
2 2025-12-02 43.00% 53.99% +10.98%
3 2025-03-30 — 43.00% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1881

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-2008-1881

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1881

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-1881 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-2008-1881
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1881: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-25), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1881
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1881 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 4, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1881

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1881

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

References for CVE-2008-1881

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