Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-0579

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) the new_demux_packet function in demuxer.h and (2) the demux_asf_read_packet function in demux_asf.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7try2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ASF file with a large packet length value. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; portions of the details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

MPlayer/Mplayer
cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.0_pre7try2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/18718nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/19114nvd
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0457nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24531nvd

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