CVE-2008-0486

NameCVE-2008-0486
DescriptionArray index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1496-1, DSA-1536-1, DTSA-114-1
Debian Bugs464060, 464696

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mplayer (PTS)bullseye2:1.4+ds1-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2:1.5+svn38408-1fixed
sid2:1.5+svn38542-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mplayersourceetch1.0~rc1-12etch2DSA-1496-1
mplayersourcelenny1.0~rc2-7+lenny1DTSA-114-1
mplayersource(unstable)1.0~rc2-8464060
xine-libsourcesarge1.0.1-1sarge7DSA-1536-1
xine-libsourceetch1.1.2+dfsg-6DSA-1536-1
xine-libsource(unstable)1.1.10.1-1464696

Notes

[sarge] - xine-lib <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)

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