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Vulnerability details: VCID-2m5x-h1bj-xqbt
Vulnerability ID VCID-2m5x-h1bj-xqbt
Aliases CVE-2008-4654
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.4
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
epss 0.82125 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
cvssv2 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4654
Reference id Reference type URL
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4654
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4654
http://secunia.com/advisories/32339
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856
502726 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-4654 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4654
CVE-2008-4654;OSVDB-49181 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/16629.rb
OSVDB-49453;CVE-2008-4686;OSVDB-49181;CVE-2008-4654 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/6798.pl
OSVDB-49453;CVE-2008-4686;OSVDB-49181;CVE-2008-4654 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/6825.pl
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 2, 2011
Description VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - TiVo Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Feb. 2, 2011
Exploit type local
Platform windows
Source update date Nov. 23, 2016
Data source Metasploit
Description This module exploits a buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC 0.9.4. By creating a malicious TY file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code.
Note 
Reliability:
  - unknown-reliability
Stability:
  - unknown-stability
SideEffects:
  - unknown-side-effects
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Oct. 22, 2008
Platform Windows
Source URL https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/videolan_tivo.rb
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4654
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99203
EPSS Score 0.82125
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T16:30:29.477447+00:00 Debian Oval Importer Import https://www.debian.org/security/oval/oval-definitions-bullseye.xml.bz2 38.0.0