cve/2008/CVE-2008-5233.md

CVE-2008-5233

Description

xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, does not check for failure of malloc in circumstances including (1) the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c, (2) the open_mod_file function in demux_mod.c, and (3) frame_buffer allocation in the real_parse_audio_specific_data function in demux_real.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.

POC

Reference

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869

Github

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