# CVE-2008-0486: Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux\_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3608
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28989
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0406/references
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28918
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0421
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487501/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:046
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28779
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29307
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431541
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-12.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29141
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-16.xml
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00442.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00395.html

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