# CVE-2008-4610: MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aa

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-10-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/07/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-734-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34296
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32856
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32857

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