{"cve":"CVE-2008-5240","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-26T01:30:00.610","modified":"2026-06-16T22:59:33.330","status":"Modified","description":"xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/31827","http://secunia.com/advisories/33544","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020"],"products":["xine:xine-lib"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5240","score":0.04191,"percentile":0.9094,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}