MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code
Published Feb 6, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.88%
Description
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.88% 0.03881
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03881
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03881) | 89.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03881) | 88.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.99% (0.06989) | 90.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.15% (0.05154) | 82.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.99% (0.06989) | 90.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 11.39% (0.11390) | 95.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 11.39% (0.11390) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 13.42% (0.13419) | 95.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.93% (0.14933) | 94.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.00% (0.07996) | 93.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.00% (0.07996) | 92.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.00% (0.07996) | 81.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28955 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29307 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27766 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28955 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28956 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29307 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27766 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 6, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 6, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0630
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a