CVE-2022-38855 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in The MPlayer Project's mplayer and mencoder products (SVN-r38374-13.0.1 and earlier), specifically within the gen_sh_video() function of mplayer/libmpdemux/demux_mov.c. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
svn-r38374-13.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayerhq:mencoder:svn-r38374-13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
svn-r38374-13.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mplayerhq:mplayer:svn-r38374-13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.