CVE-2008-1912

Published: Apr 22, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in DivX Player 6.7 build 6.7.0.22 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in a .SRT file.

Affected (1)

Products: Divx: Divx Player

Divx

1 product

Divx Player

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Divx Divx Player	Up to 6.7

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://secunia.com/advisories/29780

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490898/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28799

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019921

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1235/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5453

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5492

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29780