CVE-2004-0386 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the HTTP parser of MPlayer versions 1.0pre3 and earlier, 0.90, and 0.91, affecting various Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted, excessively long Location header. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe threat due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.90_preCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.90_rcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0_pre1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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