CVE-2008-1912 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in DivX Player 6.7 and earlier, specifically impacting the handling of .SRT subtitle files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious .SRT file with an excessively long subtitle, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or arbitrary code execution on the user's system. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code (PoC) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:divx:divx_player:*:build_6.7.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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