PT-2008-3439 · Divx · Divx Player

Lhoang8500 · Published 2008-04-22 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DivX Player version 6.7.0.22 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by a long subtitle in a .SRT file, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For DivX Player version 6.7.0.22 and earlier, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of .SRT files with long subtitles until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1912

Affected Products

Divx Player

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5492 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5453 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1912 · Security Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1235/references · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28799 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/490898/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1235/references · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019921 · Note