Division by zero in MPlayer - CVE-2022-38850
Published: May 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76082
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38850
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MPlayer
MPlayer
Software vendor:
mplayerhq.hu
mplayerhq.hu
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the config() function in llibmpcodecs/vf_scale.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a divide by zero error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.