CVE-2008-5242
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 6.8 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://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44657
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
