CVE-2008-1482

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.77% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0981/references vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438663
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3769 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00143.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29484 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29756 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29600 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29740 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178 vendor advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/xinehof.zip exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41350 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00157.html vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.441137 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28370 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489894/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xinehof-adv.txt exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1482?
CVE-2008-1482 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1482?
To fix CVE-2008-1482, 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-2008-1482 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1482 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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