CVE-2008-1161 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Matroska demuxer component of xine-lib, affecting versions prior to 1.1.10.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted Matroska file with invalid frame sizes. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matroska:demuxer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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