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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1379 · published 16 September 2004

CVE-2004-1379: Xine vulnerability

Xine · Xine

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DVD subpicture decoder in xine xine-lib 1-rc5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) DVD or (2) MPEG subpicture header where the second field reuses RLE data from the end of the first field.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.0% · top 9.3%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DVD subpicture decoder in xine xine-lib 1-rc5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) DVD or (2) MPEG subpicture header where the second field reuses RLE data from the end of the first field.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.320308 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-657 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-30.xml Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375482/2004-09-02/2004-09-08/0
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11205 Patch
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/131bd7c4-64a3-11d9-829a-000a95bc6fae.html
http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-5 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17423
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.320308 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-657 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-30.xml Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375482/2004-09-02/2004-09-08/0
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11205 Patch
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/131bd7c4-64a3-11d9-829a-000a95bc6fae.html
http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-5 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17423

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1379), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-13). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.