Use-after-free in MPlayer - CVE-2022-32317
Published: May 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76105
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-32317
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: mplayerhq.hu
Affected software:
MPlayer
MPlayer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the preinit() function in libvo/vo_v4l2.c. A remote
attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into
opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32317
Install updates from vendor's website.