CVE-2008-0485
Array index error in libmpdemux/demux_mov.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 8.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Array index error in libmpdemux/demux_mov.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a QuickTime MOV file with a crafted stsc atom tag.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- MPlayer 1.0rc2 - 'demux_mov.c' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31076remote, linuxpublished 4 Feb 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 7 days later
· 7 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.9% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- ADV-2008-0406 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28955 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019299 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 28779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080204 CORE-2008-0122: MPlayer arbitrary pointer dereference (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 27499 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29307 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1496 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20080204 CORE-2008-0122: MPlayer arbitrary pointer dereference (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3607 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2102 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 28956 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0495 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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