GLSA 200805-22: MPlayer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MPlayer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	05/29/2008
Bugs:	#215006
ID:	200805-22

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/mplayer	< 1.0_rc2_p26753	>= 1.0_rc2_p26753	All supported architectures

Description

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

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

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_p26753"

References

CVE-2008-1558

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-22.xml

Concerns?

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