CVE-2008-6583 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in BS.player 2.27 build 959 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .SRT file.

Published: 2009-04-03

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 7.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bsplayer:bs.player:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6546	Buffer overflow in BS.player 2.27 build 959 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .SRT file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28811
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1243/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41841
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5455

History

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Subscriptions

Bsplayer Bs.player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-03T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.062Z

Reserved: 2009-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6583

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-03T18:30:00.187

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:02:31.060

Link: CVE-2008-6583

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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