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CVE-2008-5259
Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
High9.3EPSS 5.7%
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- flexera
Description
Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DivX file containing a crafted Stream Format (STRF) chunk, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20090415 Secunia Research: DivX Web Player Stream Format Chunk Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- divxwebplayer-strf-bo(49908) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1022061 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 33196 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34523 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .