CVE-2008-1482: xine xine-lib

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1482 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in xine xine-lib. EPSS estimates a 9.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 24-03-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to trigger heap-based buffer overflows and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted .FLV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_flv.c; (2) a crafted .MOV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_qt.c; (3) a crafted .RM file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_real.c; (4) a crafted .MVE file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_wc3movie.c; (5) a crafted .MKV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/ebml.c; or (6) a crafted .CAK file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_film.c.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
• CWE-189Numeric ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.