CVE-2008-0225

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.4)—
Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmff_dump_cont function in input/libreal/rmff.c in xine-lib 1.1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SDP Abstract attribute in an RTSP session, related to the rmff_dump_header function and related to disregarding the max field. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Base score: 6.4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 15%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)

Xine — Xine-lib
CWEs

CWE-119
References

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