CVE-2008-5246

NameCVE-2008-5246
DescriptionMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that send ID3 data to the (1) id3v22_interp_frame and (2) id3v24_interp_frame functions in src/demuxers/id3.c. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs498243, 507184

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vlc (PTS)buster3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)3.0.20-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye3.0.20-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)3.0.20-0+deb12u1fixed
trixie3.0.20-1fixed
sid3.0.20-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vlcsource(unstable)(not affected)
xine-libsource(unstable)1.1.14-3low498243, 507184

Notes

- vlc <not-affected> (affected part of xine-lib code copy not present)

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