CVE-2008-5237

N/A Unknown
Published: November 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.8%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xine