Division by zero in MPlayer - CVE-2022-38865

Vulnerability identifier: #VU76087

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-2022-38865

CWE-ID: CWE-369

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
MPlayer

Software vendor:
mplayerhq.hu

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 demux_avi_read_packet() function in libmpdemux/demux_avi.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a divide by zero error and crash the application.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://trac.mplayerhq.hu/ticket/2401
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00042.html