CVE-2008-5247 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a divide-by-zero error in the xine-lib media library when processing crafted audio data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5247?
CVE-2008-5247 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, uses an untrusted height (aka codec_data_length) value as a divisor, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero value.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xine Xine-Lib.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5247 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-2008-5247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7jpf-2wg2-crww.