GLSA 201310-13: MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/25/2013
Bugs:	#253649, #279342, #339037, #379297, #394809
ID:	201310-13

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MPlayer and the bundled FFmpeg, the worst of which may lead to 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	< 1.1-r1	>= 1.1-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer and the bundled FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers and FFmpeg GLSA referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a crafted media 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-1.1-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-13.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.