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CVE-2008-0225

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0225 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff_dump_cont function within xine-lib versions 1.1.9 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SDP Abstract attribute during an RTSP session. With a CVSS score of 6.4, it is considered medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-31002 · Jan 9, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1497 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-0225Important

xine-lib: SDP attributes buffer overflow

Jan 8, 2008

References

aluigi.altervista.org / adv/xinermffhof-adv.txt
Exploit
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/28384
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28489
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28507
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28636
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28674
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28955
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31393
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200801-12.xml
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00592.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1472
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
securityfocus.com / bid/27198
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-635-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0163
Vendor Advisory