CVE-2008-1482
Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to trigger heap-based buffer overflows and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted .FLV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_flv.c; (2) a crafted .MOV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_qt.c; (3) a crafted .RM file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_real.c; (4) a crafted .MVE file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_wc3movie.c; (5) a crafted .MKV file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/ebml.c; or (6) a crafted .CAK file, which triggers an overflow in demuxers/demux_film.c.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 9.5% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1484)
- Published
- March 24, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1484 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xine / xine-lib
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xinehof-adv.txt(Exploit)
- http://aluigi.org/poc/xinehof.zip(Exploit)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29600
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3769
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.441137
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489894/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28370(Exploit)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0981/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438663
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41350
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00143.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00157.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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