CVE-2008-5259

Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DivX file containing a crafted Stream Format (STRF) chunk, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2009-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5259 is rated High Risk (69.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.93%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5259

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 2025-09-05 5.30% 5.93% +0.62%
2 2025-05-25 5.20% 5.30% +0.11%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.20% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5259

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-2008-5259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
divx divx_web_player <= 1.4.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
divx divx_web_player 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5259

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