CVE-2008-5237

Description

Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted width and height values that are not validated by the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c before use in an allocation calculation or (2) crafted current_atom_size and string_size values processed by the parse_reference_atom function in demux_qt.c for an RDRF_ATOM string.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544 third party advisory
http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44652 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5237?
CVE-2008-5237 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5237?
To fix CVE-2008-5237, 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-2008-5237 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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