CVE-2008-5240

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

4.3MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

xine

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

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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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