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[ GLSA 200605-01 ] MPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 16:18:56 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow Date: May 01, 2006 Bugs: #127969 ID: 200605-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== MPlayer contains multiple integer overflows that may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. Background ========== MPlayer is a media player that supports many multimedia file types. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/mplayer < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415 2 media-video/mplayer-bin < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Xfocus Team discovered multiple integer overflows that may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. Impact ====== An attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted multimedia file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20060415" All MPlayer binary users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-bin-1.0.20060415" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-1502 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1502 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-01.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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