# CVE-2008-0225: Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff\_dump\_cont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-01-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff_dump_cont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SDP Abstract attribute in an RTSP session, related to the rmff_dump_header function and related to disregarding the max field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xinermffhof-adv.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0163
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28955
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-12.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28489
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28507
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1472
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205197
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00592.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28384
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=567872
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28674
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:020
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31002

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