CVE-2008-1878 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_chunk function in src/demuxers/demux_nsf.c in xine-lib 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long NSF title.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 15.04% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xine | xine-lib |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Xine-Lib 1.1.12 - NSF demuxer Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2008-04-16 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29850
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29850
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