CVE-2008-5233
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.033 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances including (1) the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c, (2) the open_mod_file function in demux_mod.c, and (3) frame_buffer allocation in the real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (37)
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references (30)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31827enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703enisa_euvd
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020enisa_euvd
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/47747enisa_euvd
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