CVE-2007-2948

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in stream/stream_cddb.c in MPlayer before 1.0rc1try3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CDDB entry with a long (1) album title or (2) category.

Published: 2007-06-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2948 is rated High Risk (70.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.24%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2948

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-24 12.79% 13.24% +0.44%
2 2025-07-26 8.56% 12.79% +4.23%
3 2025-03-30 8.56%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2948

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2948

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2948

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-2948 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mplayer), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2948
gentoo normal CVE-2007-2948: 1 GLSA(s) (200707-07), 1 atom(s) (media-video/mplayer); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2948
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2948 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mplayer), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2948

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2948

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mplayer mplayer 1.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2948

URL Tags
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-announce/2007-June/000066.html Patch
http://osvdb.org/36991
http://secunia.com/advisories/24302 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25713
http://secunia.com/advisories/25940
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://secunia.com/advisories/26207
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-55/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-07.xml
http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/stream/stream_cddb.c?r1=23287&r2=23470&diff_format=u
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1313
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:143
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2080
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34749
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