CVE-2007-4938
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.160 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Heap-based buffer overflow in libmpdemux/aviheader.c in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .avi file with certain large "indx truck size" and nEntriesInuse values, and a certain wLongsPerEntry value.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.6
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-30578MPlayer 1.0 - AVIHeader.C Heap Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/45940enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27016enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3144enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:192enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479222/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25648enisa_euvd
- http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txtenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36581enisa_euvd
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