xine xine-lib up to 1.1.13 input_file.c read memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in xine xine-lib. Impacted is the function read of the file input_file.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5239. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xine xine-lib (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function read of the file input_file.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not properly handle (a) negative and (b) zero values during unspecified read function calls in input_file.c, input_net.c, input_smb.c, and input_http.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors such as (1) a file or (2) an HTTP response, which triggers consequences such as out-of-bounds reads and heap-based buffer overflows.

The weakness was shared 11/25/2008 by Will Drewry with CERT (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5239 since 11/25/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37983 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : xine-lib vulnerability (USN-746-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44651), Tenable (37983), SecurityFocus (BID 30797†), OSVDB (47751†) and Secunia (SA33544†). The entries VDB-45212, VDB-45208, VDB-45207 and VDB-45206 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 37983
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : xine-lib vulnerability (USN-746-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 63211
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-0483 (xine-lib)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/25/2008 +95 days 🔍
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01/16/2009 +52 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
08/26/2019 +1623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Will Drewry
Organization: CERT
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45204

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X-Force: 44651
SecurityFocus: 30797 - xine-lib 1.1.15 and Prior Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33544
OSVDB: 47751 - xine-lib input_http.c Input Plugins Unspecified Read Function Call Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20753 - Xine-lib <1.1.16 Vulnerabilities in input_file.c, input_net.c, input_smb.c and input_http.c, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 16:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 16:47 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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