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>> xine-lib RTSP Stream "sdpplin_parse()" Array Indexing Vulnerability
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Title : xine-lib RTSP Stream "sdpplin_parse()" Array Indexing Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0923
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0073
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-19
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A vulnerability has been identified in xine-lib, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the "sdpplin_parse()" [input/libreal/sdpplin.c] function when processing RTSP streams containing an overly large "streamid" SDP parameter, which could be exploited by attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory regions and execute malicious code via a specially crafted stream.
Affected Products
xine-lib version 1.1.10.1 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.1.11 :
http://xinehq.de/index.php/releases
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0923
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-10/advisory
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research).
ChangeLog
2008-03-19 : Initial release
2008-03-20 : Updated Solution
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