CVE-2008-5236
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) a crafted EBML element length processed by the parse_block_group function in demux_matroska.c; (2) a certain combination of sps, w, and h values processed by the real_parse_audio_specific_data and demux_real_send_chunk functions in demux_real.c; and (3) an unspecified combination of three values processed by the open_ra_file function in demux_realaudio.c. NOTE: vector 2 reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix in 1.1.15.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5213)
- Published
- November 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5213 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31567(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/47744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2427
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44634
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44642
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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