# CVE-2008-5236: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) a crafted EBML element length processed by the parse_block_group function in demux_matroska.c; (2) a certain combination of sps, w, and h values processed by the real_parse_audio_specific_data and demux_real_send_chunk functions in demux_real.c; and (3) an unspecified combination of three values processed by the open_ra_file function in demux_realaudio.c. NOTE: vector 2 reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix in 1.1.15.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/31567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
- http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44634
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2427
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
- http://www.osvdb.org/47744
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31502
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html

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