CVE-2004-1188
CVE-2004-1188 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mplayer with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (78th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mplayer
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The pnm_get_chunk function in xine 0.99.2 and earlier, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, does not properly verify that the chunk size is less than the PREAMBLE_SIZE, which causes a read operation with a negative length that leads to a buffer overflow via (1) RMF_TAG, (2) DATA_TAG, (3) PROP_TAG, (4) MDPR_TAG, and (5) CONT_TAG values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1187.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-1188?
- The pnm_get_chunk function in xine 0.99.2 and earlier, and other packages such as MPlayer that use the same code, does not properly verify that the chunk size is less than the PREAMBLE_SIZE, which causes a read operation with a negative length that leads to a buffer overflow via (1) RMF_TAG, (2) DATA_TAG, (3) PROP_TAG, (4) MDPR_TAG, and (5) CONT_TAG values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1187.
- How severe is CVE-2004-1188?
- CVE-2004-1188 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2004-1188 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (78th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2004-1188?
- CVE-2004-1188 primarily affects Mplayer. In total, 78 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2004-1188?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2004-1188 published?
- CVE-2004-1188 was published on 2005-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/xine/xine-lib/src/input/pnm.c?r1=1.20&r2=1.21
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=177&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:011
- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/pnm_fix_20041215.diff
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18638
Affected products (78)
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.90_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.92.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:0.92_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre3try2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre5try1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:1.0_pre5try2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mplayer:mplayer:head_cvs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:0.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_beta12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xine:xine:1_rc3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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