CVE-2008-5072 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack application by tricking users into opening a malformed FLV 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-2008-5072?
CVE-2008-5072 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 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
vsfilter.dll in K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.5.7.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed FLV file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5072 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-2008-5072 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5072 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-66qm-qp62-322f.