CVE-2008-5032
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
CVE-2008-5032- 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 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
CVE-2008-5032- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5011 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5011- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv67-453q-wxm3 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
GHSA-jv67-453q-wxm3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
CVE-2008-5032- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5032 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5032- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vlcDebian:12 |
before 0.8.6.h-5 | 0.8.6.h-5 |
vlcDebian:13 |
before 0.8.6.h-5 | 0.8.6.h-5 |
vlcDebian:14 |
before 0.8.6.h-5 | 0.8.6.h-5 |
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.h-4+lenny2 | 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VideoLAN VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 - 'CUE' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-09-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| 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-2008-5032 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published November 8, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vlc 0.8.6.h-5.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
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git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5f63f1562d43f32331006c2c1a61742de031b84d
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
secunia.com/advisories/32569
trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5032
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv67-453q-wxm3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5032