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CVE-2008-4558

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4558 describes an array index error in VLC media player version 0.9.2, allowing remote attackers to achieve arbitrary memory overwrite and code execution. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 6.8, is triggered by a specially crafted XSPF playlist file containing a negative identifier tag. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6756 · Oct 14, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0849 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/32267
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45869
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726
coresecurity.com / content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/6756
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/31758
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2826