CVE-2008-4610
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a...
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
CVE-2008-4610- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
CVE-2008-4610- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4590 No score
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4590- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3rv-993w-f388 No score
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a...
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
GHSA-w3rv-993w-f388- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
CVE-2008-4610- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4610 No score
MPlayer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a malformed AAC file, as demonstrated by lol-vlc.aac; or (2) a malformed Ogg Media (OGM) file, as demonstrated by lol-ffplay.ogm, different vectors than CVE-2007-6718.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4610- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ffmpegDebian:12 |
before 7:2.4.1-1 | 7:2.4.1-1 |
ffmpegDebian:13 |
before 7:2.4.1-1 | 7:2.4.1-1 |
ffmpegDebian:14 |
before 7:2.4.1-1 | 7:2.4.1-1 |
mplayerDebian:12 |
before 1.0~rc2-20 | 1.0~rc2-20 |
mplayerDebian:13 |
before 1.0~rc2-20 | 1.0~rc2-20 |
mplayerDebian:14 |
before 1.0~rc2-20 | 1.0~rc2-20 |
mplayerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.0~rc2-17+lenny2 | 1.0~rc2-17+lenny2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MPlayer - '.AAC' File Handling Denial of Service | 2008-10-07 |
| Exploit-DB | MPlayer - '.OGM' File Handling Denial of Service | 2008-10-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4610 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mplayer, published October 20, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.28%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:2.4.1-1.