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CVE-2008-5236

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5236 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib versions 1.1.15 and earlier, including 1.1.12, affecting the xine media player. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted media files, specifically related to EBML elements in Matroska files or specific audio data in RealMedia files. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1:beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0575 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/31502
secunia.com / advisories/31567
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31827
secunia.com / advisories/33544
securityreason.com / securityalert/4648
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44634
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44642
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
ocert.org / analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
osvdb.org / 47744
securityfocus.com / archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30797
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2382
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2427