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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200805-22
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: MPlayer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
      Date: May 29, 2008
      Bugs: #215006
        ID: 200805-22

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Synopsis
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An integer overflow vulnerability in MPlayer may allow for the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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MPlayer is a media player including support for a wide range of audio
and video formats.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-video/mplayer     < 1.0_rc2_p26753        >= 1.0_rc2_p26753

Description
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k`sOSe reported an integer overflow vulnerability in the
sdpplin_parse() function in the file stream/realrtsp/sdpplin.c, which
can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary memory regions via an overly
large "StreamCount" SDP parameter.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running MPlayer.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p26753"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-1558
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1558

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-22

Concerns?
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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
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2008 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/