CVE-2008-5245

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.

Published: 2008-11-26 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5245 is rated Moderate Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5245

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 2025-07-14 1.50% 1.29% -0.21%
2 2025-04-17 1.30% 1.50% +0.20%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.30% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5245

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-2008-5245

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5245

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-5245: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-04), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/xine-lib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-5245
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5245 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xine-lib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5245

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5245

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-2008-5245

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