Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38856
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the mplayer package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function mov_build_index() of libmpdemux/demux_mov.c. This affects mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 and mencoder SVN-r38374-13.0.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mplayer | 2:1.5+svn38408-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Debian:13 | mplayer | 2:1.5+svn38408-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Debian:14 | mplayer | 2:1.5+svn38408-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mplayer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mplayer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mplayer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mplayer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mplayer | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2395 x_refsource_MISC