CVE-2008-3231 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 18 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted OGG file, requiring user interaction to play the file.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2008-3231?

CVE-2008-3231 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 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

xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file, as demonstrated by playing lol-ffplay.ogg with xine.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xine Xine-Lib.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-3231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h8cc-x256-xmjw.