CVE-2008-5248 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 26 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the application by providing specially crafted MP3 files with separator-only metadata.

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-2008-5248?

CVE-2008-5248 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

xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via "MP3 files with metadata consisting only of separators."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5248?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xine Xine-Lib.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5248?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5248 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-2008-5248 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-26v7-7j6w-h2wc.