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title: "CVE-2008-5244\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-5244

Publication date 25 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in xine-lib before 1.1.15 has unknown impact and
attack vectors related to libfaad. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is
not clear whether this is an issue in xine-lib or in libfaad.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5244?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| faad2 | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| xine-lib | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.1.11.1-1ubuntu3.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.1.7-1ubuntu1.4 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.10 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5244?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

Same AAC issue as the first part of CVE-2008-4610
looks like debian fixed this by building xine-lib with the system
faad, which is in universe for us...
Tester is lol-vlc.aac. Doesn't crash intrepid.
xine 1.1.15 updated built-in libfaad to get rid of crashers
Not sure what to do for older versions...

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| xine-lib | * Upstream:   <http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset;node=18c0264660b951b8e5672f1a66d1bcecdfeb6ea8;style=gitweb> * Upstream:   <http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset;node=434756e85c83322e948d2e2b9fa774c448147df0;style=gitweb> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5244)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5244)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-5244)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5244)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-710-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-710-1)
+ xine-lib vulnerabilities
+ 26 January 2009

### Other references

* <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498243>
* <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407010>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5244>