CVE-2008-5242

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductXine-lib
PublishedNov 26, 2008
First seenNov 26, 2008

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xine xine-libv ≤ 1.1.15, 0.9.13, 1, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3a, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.9.1, 1.1.10, 1.1.10.1, 1.1.11, 1.1.11.1, 1.1.12, 1.1.13, 1.1.14, 1_beta1, 1_beta2, 1_beta3, 1_beta4, 1_beta5, 1_beta6, 1_beta7, 1_beta8, 1_beta9, 1_beta10, 1_beta11, 1_beta12—

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