CVE-2007-4938 EXPLOIT
7.6
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.6 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 16.05% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (18)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| hp | hp-ux |
| hp | tru64 |
| ibm | aix |
| ibm | os2 |
| linux | linux kernel |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows me |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
| mplayer | mplayer |
| santa cruz operation | sco unix |
| sgi | irix |
| sun | solaris |
| windriver | bsdos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MPlayer 1.0 - AVIHeader.C Heap Buffer Overflow | 2007-09-12 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/45940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27016
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3144
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:192
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479222/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25648
- http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36581
- http://osvdb.org/45940
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27016
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3144
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:192
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479222/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25648
- http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36581
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