CVE catalog

CVE-2007-4938

mplayer: CVE-2007-4938

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 18, 2007, 7:17:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 16.05% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in libmpdemux/aviheader.c in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .avi file with certain large "indx truck size" and nEntriesInuse values, and a certain wLongsPerEntry value.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mplayer	sid	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	fixed
Debian	mplayer	forky	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	fixed
Debian	mplayer	trixie	`2:1.5+svn38674-2`	fixed
Debian	mplayer	bookworm	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mplayer	source	sid	`1.0~rc1-16.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[443478]
Debian	mplayer	source	forky	`1.0~rc1-16.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[443478]
Debian	mplayer	source	trixie	`1.0~rc1-16.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[443478]
Debian	mplayer	source	bookworm	`1.0~rc1-16.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[443478]

[Debian bug #443478]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mencoder]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
[mplayer]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
[mplayer-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
[mplayer-gui]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm; dsa · mplayer · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mencoder]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
[mplayer]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
[mplayer-doc]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
[mplayer-gui]Fixed
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13
- 2:1.5+svn38674-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.0~rc1-16.1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:50 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]