CVE-2008-5233

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5233
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-26 01:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionxine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances including (1) the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c, (2) the open_mod_file function in demux_mod.c, and (3) frame_buffer allocation in the real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xine Xine-lib 0.9.13 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc0a All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc1 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc2 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc3 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc3a All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc3b All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc3c All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc4 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc4a All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc5 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc6a All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc7 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1 rc8 All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.0 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.0.1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.0.2 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.0.3a All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.0 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.10 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.10.1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.11 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.11.1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.12 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.13 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.2 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.3 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.4 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.5 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.6 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.7 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.8 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.9 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1.1.9.1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta1 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta10 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta11 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta12 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta2 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta3 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta4 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta5 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta6 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta7 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta8 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib 1_beta9 All All All
Application Xine Xine-lib All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SourceForge.net: Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Fedora update for xine-lib - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - xine-lib Bugs in Processing Media Files Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
multiple heap overflows in xine-lib - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ocert.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xine-lib-1.1.15-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
www.osvdb.org/47747 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:020 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: xine-lib-1.1.15-1.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
xine-lib 1.1.15 and Prior Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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