MPlayer Lite r33064 stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MPlayer Lite r33064. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-10008. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in MPlayer Lite r33064 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in MPlayer Lite r33064 due to improper bounds checking when handling M3U playlist files containing long http:// URL entries. An attacker can craft a malicious .m3u file with a specially formatted URL that triggers a stack overflow when processed by the player, particularly via drag-and-drop interaction. This flaw allows for control of the execution flow through SEH overwrite and a DEP bypass using a ROP chain that leverages known gadgets in loaded DLLs. Successful exploitation may result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the current user.

The weakness was published by C4SS!0 and h1ch4m. It is possible to read the advisory at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-10008 since 07/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (17013). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• MPlayer

Name

• Lite

Version

• r33064

License

• open-source

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