Description
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.
Published: 2008-11-26
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 4.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5213 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-710-1 xine-lib vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:11.601Z

Reserved: 2008-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5236

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-26T01:30:00.517

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5236

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