CVE-2011-3625
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3625- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3625- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3584 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3584- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in subreader.c in MPlayer, as used...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-3625- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3625 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3625- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MPlayer - '.SAMI' Subtitle File Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-05-30 |
| Metasploit | MPlayer SAMI Subtitle File Buffer Overflow | 2011-05-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3625 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ricardo Villalba Smplayer, published June 11, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.1%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in mplayer 2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1+svn33713-2.
References
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/system/assets/149/original/mwri_mplayer-sami-subtitles_2011-08-12.pdf
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/18/12
secunia.com/advisories/55486
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-13.xml
git.mplayer2.org/mplayer2/commit?id=27b88a09c5319deb62221b8cd0ecc14cd1136e4a
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3625
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fv2g-q5cc-8667
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3625