CVE-2008-5616

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    CVE-2008-5616

    Published: 17 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 before r28150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/33136, http://secunia.com/advisories/34845, http://trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-014.txt, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1782, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:013, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:014, http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?r1=24723&r2=28150&pathrev=28150, http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/branches/1.0rc2/libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c?view=log&pathrev=28150#rev28150, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499214/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32822

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2008-5616 | CVE-DB