CVE-2007-4938 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash MPlayer by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted AVI file.
- 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-2007-4938?
CVE-2007-4938 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sgi Irix, published on 18 Sep 2007. 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4938?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mplayer Mplayer, Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4938?
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-2007-4938 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4938 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Irix
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4938, DTSA-65-1, GHSA-cm2q-rjp7-2xcv.