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CVE-2008-1161

Published: 10 March 2008

Buffer overflow in the Matroska demuxer (demuxers/demux_matroska.c) in xine-lib before 1.1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Matroska file with invalid frame sizes.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
note that 1.1.11.1-1ubuntu3 fixed a Matroska regression-- may
need both hg.debian.org commits
regression not introduced as part of the security patch

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
xine-lib
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.9)
edgy Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
feisty
Released (1.1.4-2ubuntu3.1)
gutsy
Released (1.1.7-1ubuntu1.3)
hardy Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.1.10.1)
Patches:
vendor: http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset;node=a62d6f482a69;style=gitweb
vendor: http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset;node=ff20b8db74ea;style=raw
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536