7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-0486
MPlayer Array Index Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in FLAC Demuxer
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2008, noon

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0486 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mplayer mplayer
1 Xine xine-lib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0486.

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

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487501/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487501/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0486 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0486 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

29.19 }} 21.96%

score

0.96885

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability