Mplayer
CVE-2022-38861
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
The MPlayer Project mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to memory corruption via function free_mp_image() of libmpcodecs/mp_image.c.
AnalysisAI
The MPlayer Project mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to memory corruption via function free_mp_image() of libmpcodecs/mp_image.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. The MPlayer Project mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to memory corruption via function free_mp_image() of libmpcodecs/mp_image.c. Affected products include: Mplayerhq Mplayer, Debian Debian Linux.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function play() of libaf/af.c:639. Rated high
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via function read_meta_record() of mplayer/lib
Mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to Memory Leak via vf.c and vf_vo.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vuln
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Divide By Zero via the function demux_avi_read_packet of libmpdem
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the function mp_unescape03() of libmpdemux/mp
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function mp_getbits() of libmpdemux/mpeg_hdr.
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Divide By Zero via function demux_open_avi() of libmpdemux/demux_
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function mov_build_index() of libmpdemux/demu
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function mov_build_index() of libmpdemux/demu
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function gen_sh_video () of mplayer/libmpdemu
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function asf_init_audio_stream() of libmpdemu
The MPlayer Project v1.5 was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free resulting in a double free in the preinit funct
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
View allSame technique Memory Corruption
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