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CVE-2008-5237

Published: Nov 26, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.5%
Top 8.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted width and height values that are not validated by the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c before use in an allocation calculation or (2) crafted current_atom_size and string_size values processed by the parse_reference_atom function in demux_qt.c for an RDRF_ATOM string.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

xinexine
On-prem
Consumer Software / media-player
n/an/a
xineoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka xine-lib, gxine, xine-ui, xine xine

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 26, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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