CVE-2008-5259 (GCVE-0-2008-5259)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-04-16 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DivX file containing a crafted Stream Format (STRF) chunk, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33196 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2009-04-15 00:00
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