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MDKSA-2004:157: mplayer

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the mplayer package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2004:157 (mplayer).

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered in the MPlayer program by iDEFENSE,
Ariel Berkman, and the MPlayer development team. These vulnerabilities include
potential heap overflows in Real RTSP and pnm streaming code, stack overflows
in MMST streaming code, and multiple buffer overflows in the BMP demuxer and
mp3lib code.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:157
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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