10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5616
MPlayer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2008, 1:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5616 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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5616 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5616 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33136
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34845
    Added Reference http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?r1=24723&r2=28150&pathrev=28150
    Added Reference http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?view=log&pathrev=28150#rev28150
    Added Reference http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-014.txt
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:014
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32822
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

18.27 }} 0.33%

score

0.96178

percentile

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