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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5246: xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5246: xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/25/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that send ID3 data to the (1) id3v22_interp_frame and (2) id3v24_interp_frame functions in src/demuxers/id3.c. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-xine-lib

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