Buffer overflow in Mplayer2
CVE-2011-3625
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.241 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.241 · newest: 0.241 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mplayer2
- Ricardo Villalba Smplayer — versions 0.6.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/system/assets/149/original/mwri_mplayer-sami-subtitles… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/18/12 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/55486 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-13.xml (vendor-advisory)
- git.mplayer2.org/mplayer2/commit/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-3625?
- CVE-2011-3625 is a vulnerability in Mplayer2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-06-11.
- Is CVE-2011-3625 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.