CVE-2008-5233
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances including (1) the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c, (2) the open_mod_file function in demux_mod.c, and (3) frame_buffer allocation in the real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2008-11-26
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
- 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.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/47747
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44639
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44648
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44649
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
