Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer…
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used in SMPlayer 0.6.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a SAMI subtitle file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.24105 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mplayer2:mplayer2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Mplayer2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:ricardo_villalba:smplayer:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.9 | Vulnerable | Ricardo Villalba |
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer2:mplayer2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Mplayer2
- cpe:2.3:a:ricardo_villalba:smplayer:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.9 Vulnerable ·Ricardo Villalba
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2011-3625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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