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Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[GLSA-200509-01] MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-01
(MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c)
Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the
strf chunk of PCM audio streams.
Impact
A possible hacker could craft a malicious video or audio file which,
when opened using MPlayer, would end up executing arbitrary code on the
victim's computer with the permissions of the user running MPlayer.
Workaround
You can mitigate the issue by adding "ac=-pcm," to your MPlayer
configuration file (note that this will prevent you from playing
uncompressed audio).
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2718
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt
Solution:
All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre7-r1"
Threat Level: Medium
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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