CWE
787
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-38861

First published: Thu Sep 15 2022(Updated: )

The MPlayer Project mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to memory corruption via function free_mp_image() of libmpcodecs/mp_image.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Gapless Player SimZip=svn-r38374-13.0.1
Debian=10.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-38861?

    CVE-2022-38861 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for memory corruption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-38861?

    To fix CVE-2022-38861, upgrade to a patched version of MPlayer that addresses the memory corruption issue.

  • Which versions of MPlayer are affected by CVE-2022-38861?

    CVE-2022-38861 specifically affects MPlayer version svn-r38374-13.0.1.

  • What impact does CVE-2022-38861 have on affected systems?

    Exploitation of CVE-2022-38861 can lead to possible application crashes or arbitrary code execution.

  • Is CVE-2022-38861 relevant for Debian users?

    Yes, Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 is also vulnerable to CVE-2022-38861.

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