GLSA 201805-05: mpv: Remote code execution
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | mpv: Remote code execution |
| Date: | 05/14/2018 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201805-05 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been found in mpv that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.Background
Video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-video/mpv | < 0.27.2 | >= 0.27.2 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in mpv with the handling of HTML documents containing VIDEO elements. Additionally, mpv accepts arbitrary URLs in a src attribute without a protocol whitelist in player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua.
Impact
A remote attacker, by enticing the user to visit a specially crafted web site, could execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All mpv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mpv-0.27.2"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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