CVE-2022-38853 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in MPlayer's ASF header parsing allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash via malicious 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-2022-38853?
CVE-2022-38853 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, 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 Buffer Overflow via function asf_init_audio_stream() of libmpdemux/asfheader.c. This affects mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 and mencoder SVN-r38374-13.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38853?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mplayerhq Mencoder, Mplayerhq Mplayer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38853?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-38853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38853, GHSA-9vv9-973m-jrrx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38853.