CVE Catalog

CVE-2011-3625

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used in SMPlayer 0.6.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a SAMI subtitle file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the application or execute malicious code, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update SMPlayer to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used in SMPlayer 0.6.9, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a SAMI subtitle file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS