CVE-2008-5242 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Xine-lib

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents6 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Xine Xine-lib
Timeline
PublishedNov 26
Latest updateMay 14

Description

demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not validate the count field before calling calloc for STSD_ATOM atom allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDxine/xine-lib1.1.15+36

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m5hr-9qvg-jxh5: demux_qt↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2008-5242: demux_qt↗2008-11-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
xine-lib vulnerabilities↗2009-01-26
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Red Hat
xine-lib: various flaws (CVE-2008-5234 CVE-2008-5235 CVE-2008-5236 CVE-2008-5237 CVE-2008-5239 CVE-2008-5240 CVE-2008-5241 CVE-2008-5242 CVE-2008-5243 CVE-2008-5244 CVE-2008-5247)↗2008-05-06
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
xine-lib,gxine,oxine,xine-plugin: CVE-2008-5235 CVE-2008-5236 CVE-2008-5237 CVE-2008-5239 CVE-2008-5240 CVE-2008-5241 CVE-2008-5242 CVE-2008-5243 CVE-2008-5244 CVE-2008-5247 xine-lib various flaws↗2008-11-27
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Bugzilla
xine-lib: various flaws (CVE-2008-5234 CVE-2008-5235 CVE-2008-5236 CVE-2008-5237 CVE-2008-5239 CVE-2008-5240 CVE-2008-5241 CVE-2008-5242 CVE-2008-5243 CVE-2008-5244 CVE-2008-5247)↗2008-11-27
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CVE-2008-5242 — Xine Xine-lib vulnerability | cvebase