CVE-2007-1387
The DirectShow loader (loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c) in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The DirectShow loader (loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c) in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1246.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.18% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mplayer/mplayer
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072%3Bmsg=12%3Bfilename=DS_VideoDecoder.c---SVN--22205.patch%3Batt=1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24462Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:061
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22933
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/435-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072%3Bmsg=12%3Bfilename=DS_VideoDecoder.c---SVN--22205.patch%3Batt=1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24462Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25462
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:061
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22933
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/435-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.