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CVE-2008-4686

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 9.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-189
EPSS score
9.9% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-4666)
Published
October 22, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4666 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • videolan / vlc media player
  • videolan / vlc media player
  • videolan / vlc media player
  • videolan / vlc media player
  • videolan / vlc media player

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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