CVE-2008-0629

Description

Buffer overflow in stream_cddb.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25824 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CDDB database entry containing a long album title.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.65% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27765 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28955 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29307 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28956 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0629?
CVE-2008-0629 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0629?
To fix CVE-2008-0629, 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-2008-0629 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0629 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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