CVE-2008-1878
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 15.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 15.0% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1878)
- Published
- April 17, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1878 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
- xine / xine-lib
References
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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