CVE-2022-38866 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting The MPlayer Project's mplayer and mencoder, specifically versions SVN-r38374-13.0.1, due to a flaw in the read_avi_header() function. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H), though it does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| 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.