Description
Buffer overflow in the Matroska demuxer (demuxers/demux_matroska.c) in xine-lib before 1.1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Matroska file with invalid frame sizes.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | xine-lib | 1.1.2+dfsg-6 | DSA-1536-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | xine-lib | 1.0.1-1sarge7 | DSA-1536-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1536-1 xine-lib - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 31393 third-party-advisory
- 29601 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:178 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:006 vendor-advisory
- xinelib-demuxer-bo(41172) vdb-entry
- http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=a62d6f482a69%3Bstyle=gitweb
- 29323 third-party-advisory
- 28543 vdb-entry
- DSA-1536 vendor-advisory
- USN-635-1 vendor-advisory