Use-after-free in MPlayer - CVE-2022-32317

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU76105

Use-after-free in MPlayer - CVE-2022-32317

Published: May 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76105
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-2022-32317
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MPlayer
Software vendor:
mplayerhq.hu

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.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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