# CVE-2008-0486: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag in MPlayer or Xine-lib, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0486, GHSA-q27c-cfcq-96m5

## What is CVE-2008-0486?

CVE-2008-0486 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0486?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mplayer Mplayer, Xine Xine-Lib.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0486?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-0486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5616/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1558/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1285/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1310/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1311/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0486 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0486 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0486/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0486
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0486
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0486

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0486/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.