CVE-2008-5234

Published: Nov 26, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) a crafted metadata atom size processed by the parse_moov_atom function in demux_qt.c and (2) frame reading in the id3v23_interp_frame function in id3.c. NOTE: as of 20081122, it is possible that vector 1 has not been fixed in 1.1.15.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

xine

oss-projectaka gxine, xine-ui, xine xine, xine-lib

xine-libOn-prem

Consumer Software / media-player

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31502

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/31827

secunia.com

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