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CVE-2008-5243

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5243 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in xine-lib versions 1.1.15 and earlier, specifically within the real_parse_headers function. An untrusted input length value can lead to an array index error, allowing remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted input. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/31827
secunia.com / advisories/33544
securityreason.com / securityalert/4648
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44658
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
securityfocus.com / archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30797