CVE-2008-5259
Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5259- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5236 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5236- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjhf-5jqj-rmgj No score
Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mjhf-5jqj-rmgj- 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-2008-5259 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Divx Web Player, published April 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.72%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49908
securitytracker.com/id?1022061
secunia.com/advisories/33196
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5259
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjhf-5jqj-rmgj