CVE-2008-5240 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted media files due to unchecked memory allocation values 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-2008-5240?
CVE-2008-5240 is a medium-severity 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 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-5240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m92p-44qp-c48w.