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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5246

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that send ID3 data to the (1) id3v22_interp_frame and (2) id3v24_interp_frame functions in src/demuxers/id3.c.

HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.69%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that send ID3 data to the (1) id3v22_interp_frame and (2) id3v24_interp_frame functions in src/demuxers/id3.c. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
5.69% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
xine/xine-lib
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.