CVE-2008-0225
Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff_dump_cont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to…
- 6.4MediumCVSS base score
- 15.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff_dump_cont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SDP Abstract attribute in an RTSP session, related to the rmff_dump_header function and related to disregarding the max field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Xine-Lib 1.1.9 - 'rmff_dump_cont()' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31002dos, linuxpublished 9 Jan 2008Verified
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.0% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References20
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xinermffhof-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0163 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200801-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 28489 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28507 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1472 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205197 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0718 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428620 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28384 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=567872 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27198 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28674 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-635-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0237 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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