CVE-2008-5245
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD
xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required length, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a buffer overflow in the open_video_capture_device function in src/input/input_v4l.c.
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
- 1.7% (78th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5222)
- 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-2008-5222 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xine / xine-lib
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31502(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30698
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44470
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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