CVE-2008-5243 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the application by providing crafted input to the xine-lib media library, requiring user interaction to open the malicious 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-2008-5243?
CVE-2008-5243 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
The real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input length value to "reindex into an allocated buffer," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted value, probably an array index error.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5243?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5243 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-2008-5243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f437-wvp3-3vmp.