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Gentoo GLSA-200501-18: Normal VLC Media Player Buffer Underflow Issue

Multiple overflow vulnerabilities have been found in MPlayer, potentially resulting in remote executing of arbitrary code.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MPlayer: Multiple overflows Date: December 20, 2004 Bugs: #74473 ID: 200412-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple overflow vulnerabilities have been found in MPlayer, potentially resulting in remote executing of arbitrary code. Background ========= MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/mplayer = 1.0_pre5-r5 Description ========== 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. Resolution ========= All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre5-r5" References ========= [ 1 ] iDEFENSEAdvisory ;type=vulnerabilities [ 2 ] iDEFENSE Advisory ;type=vulnerabilities [ 3 ] iDEFENSE Advisory ;type=vulnerabilities [ 4 ] Ariel Berkman Advisory Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200412-21 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2004 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/2.0/ . The Gentoo security advisory for MPlayer highlights several overflows posing risks of arbitrary code execution and denial of service, urging quick updates to protect systems from these threats. MPlayer Security,Gentoo Advisory,Buffer Overflow,Code Execution,Media Player Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 20, 2004 Gentoo