CVE-2008-5242
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CVE-2008-5242 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xine | Xine-Lib | <= 1.1.15 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 0.9.13 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1 | Rc0a |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.0 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.0.1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.0.2 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.0.3a | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.0 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.2 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.3 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.4 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.5 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.6 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.7 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.8 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.9 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.9.1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.10 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.10.1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.11 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.11.1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.12 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.13 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1.1.14 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta1 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta2 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta3 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta4 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta5 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta6 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta7 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta8 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta9 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta10 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta11 | — |
| Xine | Xine-Lib | 1_beta12 | — |
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