CVE-2008-1973
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.
- Record
CVE-2008-1973- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.
- Record
CVE-2008-1973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1971 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1971- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hmh-f259-p857 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause...
Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.
- Record
GHSA-7hmh-f259-p857- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SubEdit Player build 4066 - subtitle Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-04-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1973 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Artur Sikora Subedit Player, published April 27, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.76%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.