CVE-2008-5036
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
- Record
CVE-2008-5036- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
- Record
CVE-2008-5036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5015 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
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EUVD-2008-5015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr75-p27m-crxr No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
- Record
GHSA-qr75-p27m-crxr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
- Record
CVE-2008-5036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5036- 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 0.9.5 - RealText Subtitle Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-03-02 |
| Exploit-DB | VideoLAN VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 - '.rt' Local Stack Buffer Overflow | 2008-11-07 |
| Metasploit | VLC Media Player RealText Subtitle Overflow | 2008-11-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published November 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.4%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.0.3-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e3cef651125701a2e33a8d75b815b3e39681a447
securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded
videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/7051
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376
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trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt
secunia.com/advisories/32569
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5036
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr75-p27m-crxr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5036