Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4654 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.55%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16629 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-02-02 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 6825 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 6798 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 82.12% | 57.55% | -24.58% |
| 2 | 2026-03-30 | 74.62% | 82.12% | +7.51% |
| 3 | 2026-01-28 | — | 74.62% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2008-4654 low 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-2008-4654 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-4654 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): not-affected 4, needed 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4654 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0.9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0.9.3 | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0.9.4 | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |