CVE-2022-38851 Information disclosure in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in MPlayer allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory information or cause a denial of service via crafted media files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-38851?
CVE-2022-38851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via function read_meta_record() of mplayer/libmpdemux/asfheader.c. This affects mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 and mencoder SVN-r38374-13.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38851?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mplayerhq Mencoder, Mplayerhq Mplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38851?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-38851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38851, GHSA-xq46-mjg4-6pcj, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38851.