🛡️ CVE-2022-32317 — mplayer

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-416 NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

The MPlayer Project v1.5 was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free resulting in a double free in the preinit function at libvo/vo_v4l2.c. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file. The device=strdup statement is not executed on every call. Note: This has been disputed by third parties as invalid and not reproduceable.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-32317 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.

Affected software

CVE-2022-32317 is recorded against 1 package.

  • mplayer

Timeline and source

Published on 14 July 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

bugs.gentoo.org
github.com
transfer.sh
bugs.gentoo.org
github.com
transfer.sh

CVE-2022-32317 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-416
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-07-14
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
mplayer — —

References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/b17fr13nds/MPlayer_cve_poc
Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://transfer.sh/m2WcuM/poc_dup.zip
Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/b17fr13nds/MPlayer_cve_poc
Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://transfer.sh/m2WcuM/poc_dup.zip

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