Heap-based buffer overflow in the DVD subpicture decoder in xine xine-lib 1-rc5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary cod
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DVD subpicture decoder in xine xine-lib 1-rc5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) DVD or (2) MPEG subpicture header where the second field reuses RLE data from the end of the first field.
- Published
- Sep 16, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.0% · 90th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.0%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- xine xine1_alpha
- xine xine1_beta1
- xine xine1_beta10
- xine xine1_beta11
- xine xine1_beta12
- xine xine1_beta2
- xine xine1_beta3
- xine xine1_beta4
- xine xine1_beta5
- xine xine1_beta6
- xine xine1_beta7
- xine xine1_beta8
- xine xine1_beta9
- xine xine1_rc0
- xine xine1_rc0a
- xine xine1_rc1
- xine xine1_rc2
- xine xine1_rc3
- xine xine1_rc3a
- xine xine1_rc3b
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.0 | xine-lib | before 0.9.8-2woody2 | 0.9.8-2woody2 |
Same product
xine: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-5237Multiple integer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (c42Plan
- CVE-2008-5236Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary 39Monitor
- CVE-2008-5235Heap-based buffer overflow in the demux_real_send_chunk function in src/demuxers/demux_real.c in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attack38Monitor
- CVE-2007-0255XINE 0.99.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a38Monitor
- CVE-2006-1905Multiple format string vulnerabilities in xiTK (xitk/main.c) in xine 0.99.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format stri34Monitor
- CVE-2008-5238Integer overflow in the real_parse_mdpr function in demux_real.c in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, allows remote attacke29Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:xine-lib | 0.9.8-2woody2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.320308
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-657
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-30.xml
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375482/2004-09-02/2004-09-08/0
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11205
- www.vuxml.org/freebsd/131bd7c4-64a3-11d9-829a-000a95bc6fae.html
- xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-5
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17423
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.