CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-30145

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: May 18, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

A format string vulnerability in mpv through 0.33.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to achieve code execution via a crafted m3u playlist file.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mpv Mpv * 0.33.0 (including)
Mpv Ubuntu bionic *
Mpv Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Mpv Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Mpv Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Mpv Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Mpv Ubuntu focal *
Mpv Ubuntu groovy *
Mpv Ubuntu hirsute *
Mpv Ubuntu impish *
Mpv Ubuntu jammy *
Mpv Ubuntu kinetic *
Mpv Ubuntu trusty *
Mpv Ubuntu upstream *
Mpv Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

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