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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200412-21] MPlayer: Multiple overflows Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200412-21] MPlayer: Multiple overflows |
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MPlayer: Multiple overflows Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200412-21 (MPlayer: Multiple overflows) iDEFENSE, Ariel Berkman and the MPlayer development team found multiple vulnerabilities in MPlayer. These include potential heap overflows in Real RTSP and pnm streaming code, stack overflows in MMST streaming code and multiple buffer overflows in BMP demuxer and mp3lib code. Impact A remote attacker could craft a malicious file or design a malicious streaming server. Using MPlayer to view this file or connect to this server could trigger an overflow and execute attacker-controlled code. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=168&type=vulnerabilities http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=167&type=vulnerabilities http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=166&type=vulnerabilities http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/mplayer.txt Solution: All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre5-r5" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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