MPlayer < 1.0pre7 Multiple Remote Heap-based Overflows

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2844

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is using a version of Mplayer, a multimedia video and audio application, that is vulnerable to several heap-based overflows that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0pre7 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2844

Family: Web Clients

Published: 4/20/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mplayer:mplayer

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1195

BID: 13270, 13271