xine xine-lib prior 1 Beta2 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in xine xine-lib and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5244. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in xine xine-lib (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to libfaad. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is an issue in xine-lib or in libfaad.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2008. The weakness was shared 11/25/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5244 since 11/25/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 95 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46771 (GLSA-201006-04 : xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1 Beta2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47009), Tenable (46771), SecurityFocus (BID 30698†), OSVDB (50529†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020703†). The entries VDB-43304, VDB-45213, VDB-45211 and VDB-45210 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 46771
Nessus Name: GLSA-201006-04 : xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 69007
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201006-04 (xine-lib)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xine-lib 1 Beta2

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08/14/2008 🔍
08/15/2008 +1 days 🔍
08/22/2008 +7 days 🔍
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11/25/2008 +95 days 🔍
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02/08/2009 +75 days 🔍
06/01/2010 +478 days 🔍
06/02/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1749 days 🔍
08/03/2021 +2331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45209

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X-Force: 47009
SecurityFocus: 30698
OSVDB: 50529 - CVE-2008-5244 - xine-lib - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020703
Vulnerability Center: 20757 - Xine-lib < 1.1.15 Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Libfaad, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 10:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/26/2019 16:59 (5), 08/03/2021 10:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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