CVE-2008-5236

N/A Unknown
Published: November 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31567
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/47744
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/47744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44634
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.2%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xine