CVE-2008-5240
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to...
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
- Record
CVE-2008-5240- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
- Record
CVE-2008-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5217 No score
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5217- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m92p-44qp-c48w No score
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to...
xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
- Record
GHSA-m92p-44qp-c48w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) 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 4.19%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/30797
secunia.com/advisories/33544
ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44653
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
osvdb.org/47742
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5240
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m92p-44qp-c48w