VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5259
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.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.72% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- divx/divx web player
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33196Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33196Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49908
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.