# CVE-2008-5244: Other in n/a

> Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib related to libfaad with unknown impact and attack vectors.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5244, GHSA-mxx6-w557-j3xm

## What is CVE-2008-5244?

CVE-2008-5244 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2008. 

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to libfaad.  NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is an issue in xine-lib or in libfaad.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xine Xine-Lib.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5244?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-5244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-1300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1300/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5234/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-5245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5245/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-5246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5246/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-1686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1686/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5244 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2008. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.