CVE-2008-5259 in DivX Web Player

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.

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• Reservation: 11/28/2008
• Disclosure: 04/16/2009
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-47770 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-189 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 10.0
• EPSS: 0.05926
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5259
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5259
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-5259/