CVE-2004-0386 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the HTTP parser triggered by a long Location header when a user opens a malicious stream.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-0386?

CVE-2004-0386 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 7 Apr 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP parser for MPlayer 1.0pre3 and earlier, 0.90, and 0.91 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Location header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0386?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Gentoo Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mplayer Mplayer.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0386?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0386 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0386 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0386, GHSA-qpvf-9394-g8pr.

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