PT-2022-24597 · Mplayer+1 · Mencoder+3

Published 2022-09-15 · Updated 2022-09-19 · CVE-2022-38856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mplayer versions SVN-r38374-13.0.1 mencoder versions SVN-r38374-13.0.1

Description The issue is related to a Buffer Overflow vulnerability via the mov build index() function of libmpdemux/demux mov.c. This vulnerability affects certain products of The MPlayer Project.

Recommendations For mplayer version SVN-r38374-13.0.1, consider disabling the mov build index() function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For mencoder version SVN-r38374-13.0.1, restrict access to the libmpdemux/demux mov.c module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-38856

Affected Products

Debian

Libmpdemux

Mencoder

Mplayer

References · 9

• 🔥 https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2395 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38856 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-38856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38856 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/49815 · Telegram Post