CVE-2008-5242

EPSS 3.1%

demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, does not validate the count field before calling calloc for STSD_ATOM atom allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted media file.

Affected products

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html http://secunia.com/advisories/31827 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44657 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797