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CVE-2008-0486

Published: Feb 5, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

mplayer
oss-projectaka unix-mplayer
mplayerOn-prem
Consumer Software / media-player
xine
oss-projectaka gxine, xine xine, xine-ui, xine-lib
xine-libOn-prem
Consumer Software / media-player
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209106
bugs.gentoo.org
http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38
bugs.xine-project.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060033.html
lists.grok.org.uk
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