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CVE-2008-5245

xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.75%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5245
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5245
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5222 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-5222
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vpx-rrh6-j6c5 No score

xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required...

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.

Record
GHSA-7vpx-rrh6-j6c5
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2008-5245 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Xine Xine-lib, published November 26, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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