CVE-2008-5242
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD
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.
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
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5219)
- 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-2008-5219 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
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- xine / xine-lib
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44657
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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