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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0433 · published 18 August 2004

CVE-2004-0433: Mplayer vulnerability

Mplayer · Mplayer

Multiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1) MPlayer before 1.0pre4 and (2) xine lib (xine-lib) before 1-rc4, when playing Real RTSP (realrtsp) streams, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) long URLs, (b) long Real server responses, or (c) long Real Data Transport (RDT) packets.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1) MPlayer before 1.0pre4 and (2) xine lib (xine-lib) before 1-rc4, when playing Real RTSP (realrtsp) streams, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) long URLs, (b) long Real server responses, or (c) long Real Data Transport (RDT) packets.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-24.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16019
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-24.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2004-3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16019

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0433), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.