CVE-2008-0630
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
CVE-2008-0630- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
CVE-2008-0630- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0640 No score
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0640- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72r3-j5vh-qx4c No score
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
GHSA-72r3-j5vh-qx4c- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
CVE-2008-0630- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0630 No score
Buffer overflow in url.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25823 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL that prevents the IPv6 parsing code from setting a pointer to NULL, which causes the buffer to be reused by the unescape code.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0630- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mplayerDebian:12 |
before 1.0~rc2-8 | 1.0~rc2-8 |
mplayerDebian:13 |
before 1.0~rc2-8 | 1.0~rc2-8 |
mplayerDebian:14 |
before 1.0~rc2-8 | 1.0~rc2-8 |
mplayerDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.0~rc1-12etch2, plus listed versions 1.0~rc1-12etch1.0~rc1-12etch1 |
1.0~rc1-12etch2 |
mplayerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.0~rc2-7+lenny1 | 1.0~rc2-7+lenny1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0630 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mplayer, published February 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.88%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in mplayer 1.0~rc2-8.