CVE-2008-4558
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory...
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
CVE-2008-4558- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
CVE-2008-4558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4539 No score
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4539- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh4p-jcm5-55rv No score
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory...
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
GHSA-hh4p-jcm5-55rv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
CVE-2008-4558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558 No score
Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.2 Media Player - XSPF Memory Corruption | 2008-10-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4558 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published October 14, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.49%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vlc 0.9.3-1.