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    CVE-2008-5245

    xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required length, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a buffer overflow in the open_video_capture_device function in src/input/input_v4l.c.

    Published:Nov 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 26, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01286
    CVSS Score:9.3

    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/31502
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30698
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44470
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31502
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703
    http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30698
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44470

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