CVE-2008-1878: xine xine-lib
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1878 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in xine xine-lib. EPSS estimates a 15.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (exploit-database, 16-04-2008)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 17-04-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_chunk function in src/demuxers/demux_nsf.c in xine-lib 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long NSF title.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
15.04%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 15.04% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundXine-Lib 1.1.12 - NSF demuxer Stack Overflow (PoC)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Xine1 product
- xine-lib≤ 1.1.12 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10.1 | 1.1.11 | 1.1.11.1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
18 links- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
