← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1878 · published 17 April 2008

CVE-2008-1878: Xine-lib memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Xine · Xine Lib

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30021
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:177
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28816
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1247/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41865
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5458
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html

Track CVE-2008-1878 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2008-5244Xine-lib vulnerabilityUnspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to libfaad. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is…EPSS 2.0%10.0CVE-2004-1187Mplayer vulnerabilityHeap-based buffer overflow in the pnm_get_chunk function for xine 0.99.2, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, allows remote at…EPSS 5.2%10.0CVE-2004-1188Mplayer vulnerabilityThe pnm_get_chunk function in xine 0.99.2 and earlier, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, does not properly verify that the c…EPSS 2.0%10.0CVE-2004-1300Xine-lib vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in the open_aiff_file function in demux_aiff.c for xine-lib (libxine) 1-rc7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a c…EPSS 9.1%10.0CVE-2004-0433Mplayer vulnerabilityMultiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1) MPlayer before 1.0pre4 and (2) xine lib (xine-lib) before 1-rc4, …EPSS 5.1%9.3CVE-2008-5234Xine-lib memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib 1.1.12, and other versions before 1.1.15, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vecto…EPSS 5.7%9.3CVE-2008-5245Xine-lib memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityxine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required length, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, p…EPSS 1.7%9.3CVE-2008-5246Xine-lib memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in xine-lib before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that send ID3 data to the…EPSS 5.7%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1878), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.