CVE catalog

CVE-2022-38861

mplayer affected and fixed versions

The MPlayer Project mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 is vulnerable to memory corruption via function free_mp_image() of libmpcodecs/mp_image.c.

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 15, 2022, 3:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[mplayer][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiantrixie	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38674-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiansid	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiansid	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1.1+esm1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Debianforky	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debianforky	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debianbookworm	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-3ubuntu0.1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu20.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-8+deb10u1build0.20.04.1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-7ubuntu0.2`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC

Showing 11 fix observations. All 27 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debianbookworm	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debianforky	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debianforky	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiansid	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiansid	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38681-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiantrixie	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38408-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2022-38861]
Debiantrixie	mplayer	`2:1.5+svn38674-2`	Fixed	[CVE-2022-38861]
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-6build3`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-6build4`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-7`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-7build1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-7build2`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu18.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-7ubuntu0.2`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu20.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-8+deb10u1build0.20.04.1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu20.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-8build4`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu20.04	mplayer	`2:1.3.0-8build5`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-2`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-3`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-3build1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntu22.04	mplayer	`2:1.4+ds1-3ubuntu0.1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2-1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2-1build1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2.1-1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1.1`	Affected	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	mplayer	`2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1.1+esm1`	Fixed	[UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38861]Feb 4, 2026, 4:02:08 AM UTC

Original provider fields

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[Debian bug #1021013]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mencoder]Unknown
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
[mplayer]Unknown
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
[mplayer-doc]Unknown
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
[mplayer-gui]Unknown
Source package: [mplayer]
Details (2)
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm
- 2:1.5+svn38408-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:1.5+svn38408-1
  dsa · mplayer · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:29:31 PM UTC

References

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