CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5245: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Nov 26 2008(Updated: )

xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required length, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a buffer overflow in the open_video_capture_device function in src/input/input_v4l.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
xine=1.1.10
xine=1-rc3a
xine=1.1.10.1
xine=1.1.9.1
xine=1_beta7
xine=1.1.11
xine=1-rc3
xine=1_beta9
xine=1.1.0
xine=1.1.7
xine=1-rc3b
xine=1-rc5
xine=1.1.2
xine=1_beta4
xine=1.1.9
xine=1.0.3a
xine=1-rc4a
xine=1.1.12
xine=1.0.1
xine=1-rc8
xine=1.1.13
xine=1.1.11.1
xine=1-rc2
xine=1.0.2
xine=1.1.8
xine=1_beta2
xine=1-rc7
xine=1_beta5
xine=1_beta11
xine=1-rc1
xine=1.1.3
xine<=1.1.14
xine=1.1.4
xine=1.1.5
xine=0.9.13
xine=1.0
xine=1-rc3c
xine=1_beta6
xine=1-rc4
xine=1_beta1
xine=1.1.6
xine=1_beta12
xine=1.1.1
xine=1_beta10
xine=1_beta8
xine=1-rc0a
xine=1-rc6a
xine=1_beta3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5245?

    CVE-2008-5245 has an unknown severity level due to the lack of specific details on its impact and exploitability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5245?

    To fix CVE-2008-5245, upgrade to xine-lib version 1.1.15 or later.

  • What causes CVE-2008-5245?

    CVE-2008-5245 is caused by improper preallocation of video frames in xine-lib's V4L implementation before determining the necessary length.

  • Which versions of xine-lib are affected by CVE-2008-5245?

    CVE-2008-5245 affects all versions of xine-lib prior to 1.1.15.

  • What attack vectors are associated with CVE-2008-5245?

    The attack vectors for CVE-2008-5245 are currently unknown, but they may relate to potential buffer overflow conditions.

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