CVE-2008-5235

Publication date 26 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the demux_real_send_chunk function in src/demuxers/demux_real.c in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xine-lib	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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Patch details

Notes

mdeslaur

this looks like 1C

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
xine-lib	Upstream: http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset;node=1f961a5d8a7f3cc985109b1cb5faba59bd4d22cc;style=gitweb

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498243
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5235