Name: CVE-2008-5616: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-5616, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.07694

Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 before r28150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade mplayer	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 17, 2008
Freebsd	—	Upgrade mplayer-gtk-esoundUpgrade mplayer-esoundUpgrade mplayer-gtk2-esoundUpgrade mplayer-gtkUpgrade mplayer-gtk2Upgrade mplayer	Dec 10, 2025	Dec 30, 2008
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade media-video/mplayer.	Oct 30, 2017	Dec 16, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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