CVE-2008-0295: Videolan Vlc Media Player

High severity, CVSS 8.5. EPSS: 11.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.

Affected products

• Videolan Vlc Media Player: up to and including 0.8.6d

Published 2008-01-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.