xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not properly handle (a) negative and (b) zero values during unspecified read function calls in input_file.c, input_net.c, input_smb.c, and input_http.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors such as (1) a file or (2) an HTTP response, which triggers consequences such as out-of-bounds reads and heap-based buffer overflows.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797 | vdb entry patch |
| 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/44651 | 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 |