# CVE-2007-1387: 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 us

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-03-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24462
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22933
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:061
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/435-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=414072%3Bmsg=12%3Bfilename=DS_VideoDecoder.c---SVN--22205.patch%3Batt=1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:062
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25462
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24444
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24443
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.xml

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