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CVE-2008-1973

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-04-27 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in SubEdit Player build 4056 and 4066 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle file.

Affected products

• Artur Sikora Subedit Player: 4056, 4066

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29904
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28858
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1306
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41913
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5472
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29904
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28858
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1306
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41913
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5472

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