CVE-2008-1912

high

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.

References

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/29780

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-04-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H