CVE-2022-38856 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 15 Sep 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in MPlayer's MOV demuxer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code 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-2022-38856?

CVE-2022-38856 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 mov_build_index() of libmpdemux/demux_mov.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-2022-38856?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mplayerhq Mencoder, Mplayerhq Mplayer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38856?

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-2022-38856 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38856 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38856, GHSA-xxhx-8hf5-qg7v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38856.