CVE-2008-1912 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in DivX Player 6.7 build 6.7.0.22 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a .SRT file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.73% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| divx | divx player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DivX Player 6.7 - '.srt' File Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow | 2008-04-24 |
| exploit-db | DivX Player 6.7.0 - '.srt' File Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-04-15 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490898/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28799
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019921
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1235/references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5453
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490898/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28799
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019921
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1235/references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5453
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5492
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