Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-1246
The DMO_VideoDecoder_Open function in loader/dmo/DMO_VideoDecoder.c in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1387.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1246
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 29.68%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1246
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.6
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
4.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-1246
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-1246
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:057
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-March/052738.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32747
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466691/30/6900/threaded
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-433-1
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http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/loader/dmo/DMO_VideoDecoder.c
Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22771
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http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/loader/dmo/DMO_VideoDecoder.c?r1=22019&r2=22204
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0794
Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.xml
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.449141
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-09.xml
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:055
Products affected by CVE-2007-1246
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*