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    CVE-2008-5240

    xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.

    Published:Nov 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 26, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.03047
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xine
    Product
    Xine-lib

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2009-1274 (CVSS 5) — Integer overflow in the qt_error parse_trak_atom function in demuxers/demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.16.2 and earl…
    CVE-2009-0698 (CVSS 7.5) — Integer overflow in the 4xm demuxer (demuxers/demux_4xm.c) in xine-lib 1.1.16.1 allows remote attackers to cau…
    CVE-2008-5241 (CVSS 4.3) — Integer underflow in demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allows remote attac…
    CVE-2008-5234 (CVSS 9.3) — Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, allow remote attack…
    CVE-2008-5242 (CVSS 6.8) — demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not validate the count field before…
    CVE-2008-5244 (CVSS 10) — Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to libfaad. …
    CVE-2008-5247 (CVSS 4.3) — The real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier v…
    CVE-2008-5243 (CVSS 4.3) — The real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, rel…
    CVE-2008-5248 (CVSS 4.3) — xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via "MP3 files with metada…
    CVE-2008-5233 (CVSS 4.3) — xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances inclu…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
    http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
    http://www.osvdb.org/47742
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44653
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
    http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
    http://www.osvdb.org/47742
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44653
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html

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