CVE-2008-0984
CVE-2008-0984 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Miro Miro Player with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 15% places it in the 96th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 9.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 15% (96th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-399
- Affected product: Miro Miro Player
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The MP4 demuxer (mp4.c) for VLC media player 0.8.6d and earlier, as used in Miro Player 1.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via a malformed MP4 file.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0984?
- The MP4 demuxer (mp4.c) for VLC media player 0.8.6d and earlier, as used in Miro Player 1.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via a malformed MP4 file.
- How severe is CVE-2008-0984?
- CVE-2008-0984 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2008-0984 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 15% (96th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2008-0984?
- CVE-2008-0984 primarily affects Miro Miro Player. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2008-0984?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2008-0984 published?
- CVE-2008-0984 was published on 2008-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060481.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29153
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2147
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488841/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28007
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019510
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0802.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0682
Affected products (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:miro:miro_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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