CVE-2008-5240 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in xine-lib versions 1.1.12 and earlier, as well as 1.1.15 and earlier, where the software improperly handles untrusted input values for memory allocation. This flaw, categorized as a NULL pointer dereference, could lead to application crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, but its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc0a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine-lib:1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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