CVE-2008-5259

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer signedness error in DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DivX file containing a crafted Stream Format (STRF) chunk, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Divx Web Player: through 1.4.2.7; 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.1.0, 1.2, 1.2.0 (+7)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33196
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49908
http://secunia.com/advisories/33196
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061

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