Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 26, 2008, 1:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5242 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5242 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/2009-02/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
    Added Reference http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44657
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded [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/44657 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44657 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

2.97 }} 0.22%

score

0.91228

percentile

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