CVE-2008-5234

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) a crafted metadata atom size processed by the parse_moov_atom function in demux_qt.c and (2) frame reading in the id3v23_interp_frame function in id3.c. NOTE: as of 20081122, it is possible that vector 1 has not been fixed in 1.1.15.

Published: 2008-11-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5234 is rated High Risk (66.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.24%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5234

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-16 5.52% 4.24% -1.29%
2 2025-03-30 9.19% 5.52% -3.67%
3 2025-03-29 9.19%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5234

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5234

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5234

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5234: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-04), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/xine-lib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5234
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5234 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xine-lib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5234

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-5234

Comment: http://secunia.com/advisories/31502 1) Multiple integer overflows exist within the processing of ID3 tags in src/demuxers/id3.c. These can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows via overly large ID3 frame header size fields. 2) Multiple boundary errors exist within the "demux_real_send_chunk()" function in src/demuxers/demux_real.c. These can potentially be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows via specially crafted Real Media files. 3) A boundary error exists within the "open_video_capture_device()" function in src/input/input_v4l.c. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted V4L stream. 4) A boundary error exists within the "parse_moov_atom()" function in src/demuxers/demux_qt.c. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted Quicktime file. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 1.1.15.

Solution: http://secunia.com/advisories/31502 Solution: Update to version 1.1.15, which fixes vulnerabilities #1-#3. (as noted above).

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5234

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xine xine-lib <= 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc0a:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3c:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.0.3a cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta4 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta5 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta6 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta7 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta8 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta9 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta10 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta11 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xine xine-lib 1_beta12 cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5234

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31502 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44633
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44647
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
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