CVE-2008-1878
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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 15.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Xine-Lib 1.1.12 - NSF demuxer Stack Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5458dos, linuxpublished 16 Apr 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5458 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.0% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- FEDORA-2008-3326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-200808-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-3353 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- DSA-1586 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 30021 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29850 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 5458 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- xinelib-demuxnsfsendchunk-bo(41865) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:178 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28816 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 31372 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-635-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 30337 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30581 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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-2008-1878 (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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