CVE-2004-0386
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTTP parser for MPlayer 1.0pre3 and earlier, 0.90, and 0.91 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Location header.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
MPlayer 0.9/1.0 - Remote HTTP Header Buffer Overflow
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10008/info
It has been reported that MPlayer is prone to a remote HTTP header buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly verify buffer bounds on the 'Location' HTTP header during parsing.
Successful exploitation would immediately produce a denial of service condition in the affected process. This issue may also be leveraged to execute code on the affected system within the security context of the user running the vulnerable process.
Issuing the following command will cause the affected process to crash:
$ mplayer http://`perl -e 'print "\""x1024;'`OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.0~pre6a-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.0~pre6a-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.0~pre6a-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.0~pre6a-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.0~pre6a-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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