CVE-2008-5233 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted media files due to unchecked malloc failures in xine-lib.
- 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-2008-5233?
CVE-2008-5233 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 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
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances including (1) the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c, (2) the open_mod_file function in demux_mod.c, and (3) frame_buffer allocation in the real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-5233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53j3-95c5-wpjm.