CVE-2008-4654

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty...

9.3 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

57.5%Down 24.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-4654
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4654
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4634 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4634
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrh9-pxv5-hf6w No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty...

Record: GHSA-wrh9-pxv5-hf6w
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-4654
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4654 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4654
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

videolan vlc media player

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vlc` Debian:12	before 1.0.3-1	1.0.3-1
`vlc` Debian:13	before 1.0.3-1	1.0.3-1
`vlc` Debian:14	before 1.0.3-1	1.0.3-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - TiVo Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2011-02-02
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.TY' Local Stack Buffer Overflow	2008-10-21
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.ty' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)	2008-10-23
Metasploit	VideoLAN VLC TiVo Buffer Overflow	2008-10-22
PoC in GitHub	Hexastrike/CVE-2008-4654	2025-02-19
PoC in GitHub	KernelErr/VLC-CVE-2008-4654-Exploit	2017-08-18
PoC in GitHub	bongbongco/CVE-2008-4654	2017-07-02
PoC in GitHub	rnnsz/CVE-2008-4654	2021-05-31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4654 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published October 21, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.0.3-1.

References

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