CVE-2008-2430
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on...
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
CVE-2008-2430- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
CVE-2008-2430- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2425 No score
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2425- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pfg-3295-hcjc No score
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on...
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
GHSA-5pfg-3295-hcjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
CVE-2008-2430- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2430 No score
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2430- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vlcDebian:12 |
before 0.8.6.h-1 | 0.8.6.h-1 |
vlcDebian:13 |
before 0.8.6.h-1 | 0.8.6.h-1 |
vlcDebian:14 |
before 0.8.6.h-1 | 0.8.6.h-1 |
vlcDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3, plus listed versions 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-50.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch20.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5etch1 |
0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3 |
vlcDebian:5.0 |
before 0.8.6.e-2.3+lenny1 | 0.8.6.e-2.3+lenny1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2430 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published July 7, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.88%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in vlc 0.8.6.h-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/31317
securityreason.com/securityalert/3976
securitytracker.com/id?1020429
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2430
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pfg-3295-hcjc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2430