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TI-2008-05005 Aliases CVE-2008-5259GHSA-mjhf-5jqj-rmgj

Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-189Published · 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-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05718 93rd 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 · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.2.7VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableDivx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2.7 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Divx
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0 beta2VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1 beta1VulnerableDivx
cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2 beta2VulnerableDivx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 beta1 Vulnerable ·Divx
  • cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_web_player:1.4.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 beta2 Vulnerable ·Divx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5259
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjhf-5jqj-rmgj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-01252 A certain ActiveX control in the DivXBrowserPlugin (npdivx32.dll) in DivX Web Player, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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