| Name | CVE-2008-4686 |
| Description | Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1819-1, DTSA-175-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 503118 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| vlc (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.2.7-1~deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 3.0.12-0+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.0.20-0+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 3.0.20-0+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.0.20-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.20-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vlc | source | etch | 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3 | DSA-1819-1 | ||
| vlc | source | lenny | 0.8.6.h-4+lenny1 | DTSA-175-1 | ||
| vlc | source | (unstable) | 0.8.6.h-4.1 | medium | 503118 |