CVE-2008-3827

Description

Multiple integer underflows in the Real demuxer (demux_real.c) in MPlayer 1.0_rc2 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted video file that causes the stream_read function to read or write arbitrary memory.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.75% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-013.html patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4326 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32045 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31473 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2703 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496806/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/libmpdemux/demux_real.c?r1=27314&r2=27675
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:219 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1644 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32153 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020952 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3827?
CVE-2008-3827 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3827?
To fix CVE-2008-3827, 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-2008-3827 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3827 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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