CVE-2008-0629

Buffer overflow in stream_cddb.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25824 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CDDB database entry containing a long album title.

Published: 2008-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0629 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0629

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 2026-04-23 2.65% 2.83% +0.18%
2 2025-03-30 2.30% 2.65% +0.35%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.30% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0629

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0629

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0629

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-0629 medium 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-2008-0629
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0629: 1 GLSA(s) (200803-16), 1 atom(s) (media-video/mplayer); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0629
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0629 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mplayer), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0629

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0629

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mplayer mplayer 1.02rc2 cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.02rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0629

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