CVE-2004-1379

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DVD subpicture decoder in xine xine-lib 1-rc5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) DVD or (2) MPEG subpicture header where the second field reuses RLE data from the end of the first field.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.54% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory xinehq.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17423	vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.320308	patch vendor advisory
http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-5	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-657	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11205	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375482/2004-09-02/2004-09-08/0	mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-30.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/131bd7c4-64a3-11d9-829a-000a95bc6fae.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1379?: CVE-2004-1379 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1379?: To fix CVE-2004-1379, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1379 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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