CVE-2007-4938 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, specifically within the libmpdemux/aviheader.c component, affecting a wide range of operating systems and vendors. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.