The DirectShow loader (loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c) in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1246
Published Mar 13, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.18%
Description
The DirectShow loader (loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c) in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1246.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.18% (0.04179) | 90.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.18% (0.04179) | 89.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.92% (0.04919) | 88.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.88% (0.06879) | 85.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05800) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 16.22% (0.16221) | 95.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2024 | 12.85% (0.12852) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 11.44% (0.11441) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 13.08% (0.13078) | 94.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 15.43% (0.15434) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.31% (0.06311) | 92.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07343) | 93.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2023 | 4.73% (0.04734) | 91.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.83% (0.04825) | 91.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 93.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 92.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 82.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072%3Bmsg=12%3Bfilename=DS_VideoDecoder.c---SVN--22205.patch%3Batt=1 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24444 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24462 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25462 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22933 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/435-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
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