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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0486

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.
Publish Date : 2008-02-05 Last Update Date : 2018-10-15

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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score	7.5
Confidentiality Impact	Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact	Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact	Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity	Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication	Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access	None
Vulnerability Type(s)	Execute CodeOverflow
CWE ID	189

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title	Definition Id	Class	Family
CVE-2008-0486	oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20080486		unix
DSA-1496 mplayer -- buffer overflows	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6936		unix
DSA-1496-1 mplayer - arbitrary code execution	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20363		unix
DSA-1536 xine-lib -- several vulnerabilities	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7757		unix
DSA-1536-1 xine-lib - several vulnerabilities	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18522		unix

OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-0486

#	Product Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
1	Application	Mplayer	Mplayer	1.02rc2	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities
2	Application	Xine	Xine-lib	1.1.10	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor	Product	Vulnerable Versions
Mplayer	Mplayer	1
Xine	Xine-lib	1

- References For CVE-2008-0486

http://secunia.com/advisories/29307
SECUNIA 29307

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2008:006

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200803-16

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-12.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200802-12

http://secunia.com/advisories/29141
SECUNIA 29141

http://secunia.com/advisories/28989
SECUNIA 28989

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209106 CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/28955
SECUNIA 28955

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:046
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:046

http://secunia.com/advisories/28918
SECUNIA 28918

http://secunia.com/advisories/28956
SECUNIA 28956

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:045

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431541 CONFIRM

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496
DEBIAN DSA-1496

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00395.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-1543

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00442.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-1581

http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38 CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/28801
SECUNIA 28801

http://secunia.com/advisories/28779
SECUNIA 28779

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=9655&release_id=574735 CONFIRM

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html CONFIRM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27441
BID 27441 MPlayer 'demux_audio.c' Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Release Date:2008-08-25

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060033.html
FULLDISC 20080204 CORE-2007-1218: MPlayer 1.0rc2 buffer overflow vulnerability

http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2103

http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
SECUNIA 29323

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
DEBIAN DSA-1536

http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
SECUNIA 29601

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3608
SREASON 3608

http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
SECUNIA 31393

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
UBUNTU USN-635-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0421
VUPEN ADV-2008-0421

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0406/references
VUPEN ADV-2008-0406

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487501/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20080204 CORE-2007-1218: MPlayer 1.0rc2 buffer overflow vulnerability

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-0486

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)

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