CVE-2008-1878

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.47% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30021 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816 vdb entry
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1878?
CVE-2008-1878 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1878?
To fix CVE-2008-1878, 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-2008-1878 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1878 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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