Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0537 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q27c-cfcq-96m5
References
Advisory 11
Other 8
- ADV-2008-0406
- 20080204 CORE-2007-1218: MPlayer 1.0rc2 buffer overflow vulnerability
- ADV-2008-0421
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431541
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=574735
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209106
- http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38
Sources
- CVE-2008-0486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q27c-cfcq-96m5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-0486 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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