CVE-2022-38851

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MPlayer versions SVN-r38374-13.0.1 mencoder versions SVN-r38374-13.0.1

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read via the read meta record() function in mplayer/libmpdemux/asfheader.c. This can potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or disclose protected information.

Recommendations For MPlayer version SVN-r38374-13.0.1, consider disabling the read meta record() function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For mencoder version SVN-r38374-13.0.1, restrict access to the mplayer/libmpdemux/asfheader.c module to minimize the risk of exploitation.