CVE-2006-1502

Description

Multiple integer overflows in MPlayer 1.0pre7try2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and trigger heap-based buffer overflows via (1) a certain ASF file handled by asfheader.c that causes the asf_descrambling function to be passed a negative integer after the conversion from a char to an int or (2) an AVI file with a crafted wLongsPerEntry or nEntriesInUse value in the indx chunk, which is handled in aviheader.c.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.82% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory xfocus.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25513	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19418	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.xfocus.org/advisories/200603/11.html	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/647	third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044615.html	mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-01.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24247	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429251/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25514	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19565	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19919	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/532	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015842	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17295	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:068	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24246	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1156	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1502?: CVE-2006-1502 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1502?: To fix CVE-2006-1502, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1502 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1502 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.