7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-1878
Xine-lib Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2008, 10:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1878 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xine xine-lib
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2008-1878 vulnerability.
Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1878.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1878 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1878 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1878 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1878 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29850
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5458 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41865 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.11 }} 0.64%

score

0.90294

percentile