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CVE-2008-5242

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-11-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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 Platforms

Xine Xine-Lib

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References