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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.
- Products
- vlc
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.8.6.e-2.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-1881
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.e-2.1
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.e-2.1
vlc
Fixed versions: 0.8.6.e-2.1
Complete source record
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