CVE-2008-1964

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_headers function in src/demuxers/demux_nsf.c in xine-lib allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a long copyright field in an NSF header in an NES Sound file, a different issue than CVE-2008-1878. NOTE: a third party claims that the copyright field always has a safe length

Affected products

Xinehq Xine Lib: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491248/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28908
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491248/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491274/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28908

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