CVE-2008-0486

Public Exploit

Description

Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.57% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3608 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28989 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0406/references vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060033.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28918 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0421 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487501/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:046 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28955 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28779 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2103 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29307 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431541
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-12.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29601 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29141 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00442.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00395.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28956 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27441 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=574735
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209106
http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38
http://secunia.com/advisories/28801 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0486?
CVE-2008-0486 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0486?
To fix CVE-2008-0486, 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-2008-0486 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0486 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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