Name: CVE-2008-5242: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-5242, CWE-119, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.01051

demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not validate the count field before calling calloc for STSD_ATOM atom allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.	Oct 30, 2017	Nov 25, 2008
Suse	—	Upgrade xine-lib-x86Upgrade xine-extraUpgrade xine-lib-32bitUpgrade xine-develUpgrade xine-uiUpgrade xine-lib-64bitUpgrade xine-lib	Feb 17, 2015	Nov 25, 2008
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libxine1Upgrade libxine-main1	Nov 8, 2024	Nov 26, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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