CVE-2008-5242
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 26, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 25, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 30797vdb-entry
- xinelib-demuxqtc-stsdatom-dos(44657)vdb-entry
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- 4648third-party-advisory
- 31827third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-7572vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:004vendor-advisory
- 20080822 [oCERT-2008-008] multiple heap overflows in xine-libmailing-list
- FEDORA-2008-7512vendor-advisory
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