CVE-2011-3625 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in MPlayer/SMPlayer by tricking users into opening a malicious SAMI subtitle 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-2011-3625?
CVE-2011-3625 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2014. 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used in SMPlayer 0.6.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a SAMI subtitle file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3625?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mplayer2 Mplayer2, Ricardo Villalba Smplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3625?
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-2011-3625 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-3625 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3625, GHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667.