CVE-2008-2430 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in VLC Media Player versions 0.8.6h on Windows, specifically within the Open function of the modules/demux/wav.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious WAV file with an oversized 'fmt' chunk. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.6hCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.