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[Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200901-07 ] MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster_at_nospam>Date: Mon Jan 12 2009 - 19:46:24 GMT
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in MPlayer may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Background
MPlayer is a media player including support for a wide range of audio and video formats.
Affected packages
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mplayer < 1.0_rc2_p28058-r1 >= 1.0_rc2_p28058-r1
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MPlayer:
- A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the str_read_packet() function in libavformat/psxstr.c when processing crafted STR files that interleave audio and video sectors (CVE-2008-3162).
- Felipe Andres Manzano reported multiple integer underflows in the demux_real_fill_buffer() function in demux_real.c when processing crafted Real Media files that cause the stream_read() function to read or write arbitrary memory (CVE-2008-3827).
- Tobias Klein reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf() function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c when processing malformed TwinVQ files (CVE-2008-5616).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted STR, Real Media, or TwinVQ file to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
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_rc2_p28058-r1 "
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3162
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3162
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-3827
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3827
[ 3 ] CVE-2008-5616
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5616
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-07.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 2009 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/2.5
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