VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5616
Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 before r28150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 7.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 before r28150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.69% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- mplayer/mplayer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33136Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?r1=24723&r2=28150&pathrev=28150
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?view=log&pathrev=28150#rev28150
- http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-014.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33136Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?r1=24723&r2=28150&pathrev=28150
- http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?view=log&pathrev=28150#rev28150
- http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-014.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32822
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.