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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…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
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
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 30797 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- xinelib-demuxqtc-stsdatom-dos(44657) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 4648 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 31827 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7572 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20080822 [oCERT-2008-008] multiple heap overflows in xine-lib (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7512 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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