Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-2718

Description

Buffer overflow in ad_pcm.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PCM audio data, as demonstrated using a video file with an audio header containing a large value in a stream format (strf) chunk.

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Affected products

MPlayer/Mplayer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0_pre7
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0pre7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14652nvd

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