CVE details
CVE-2008-5237
Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted width and height values that are not validated by the mymng_process_header function in demux_mng.c before use in an allocation calculation or (2) crafted current_atom_size and string_size values processed by the parse_reference_atom function in demux_qt.c for an RDRF_ATOM string.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| multimedia/xine | xine | 0.99.14_5 | unaddressed | ports@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>xine</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and
earlier versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted width and
height values that are not validated by the mymng_process_header
function in demux_mng.c before use in an allocation calculation or (2)
crafted current_atom_size and string_size values processed by the
parse_reference_atom function in demux_qt.c for an RDRF_ATOM string.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2008-5237</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5237</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2008-11-26</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>