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TI-2008-04996 Aliases CVE-2008-5245GHSA-7vpx-rrh6-j6c5

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

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01747 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 48

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.14VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.13VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc0a:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc0aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc2VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc3VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3a:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc3aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3b:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc3bVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3c:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc3cVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc4VulnerableXine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.14 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc0a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc0a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc3a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc3b Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc3c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc3c Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc4 Vulnerable ·Xine
Show 38 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4a:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc4aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc5VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc6a:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc6aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc7VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*1 rc8VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3aVulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11.1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.12VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.13VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta1VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta2VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta3VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta4VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta5VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta6VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta7VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta8VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta9VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta10VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta11VulnerableXine
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1_beta12VulnerableXine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc4a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc4a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc5 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc6a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc6a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc7 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 rc8 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3a Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11.1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.13 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta1 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta2 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta3 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta4 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta5 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta6 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta7 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta8 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta9 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta10 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta11 Vulnerable ·Xine
  • cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1_beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1_beta12 Vulnerable ·Xine

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5245
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vpx-rrh6-j6c5

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2004-01178 Buffer overflow in the open_aiff_file function in demux_aiff.c for xine-lib (libxine)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01080 Heap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_get_chunk function for xine 0.99.2, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00397 Multiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04997 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-04985 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01805 Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_chunk function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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