GLSA 200702-11 MPlayer: Buffer overflow

Posted by Bob on: 02/27/2007 04:50 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - MPlayer: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200702-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MPlayer: Buffer overflow
Date: February 27, 2007
Bugs: #159727
ID: 200702-11

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow was found in MPlayer's RTSP plugin that could lead to
a Denial of Service or arbitrary code execution.

Background
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MPlayer is a media player capable of playing multiple media formats.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/mplayer lt; 1.0_rc1-r2 gt;= 1.0_rc1-r2

Description
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When checking for matching asm rules in the asmrp.c code, the results
are stored in a fixed-size array without boundary checks which may
allow a buffer overflow.

Impact
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An attacker can entice a user to connect to a manipulated RTSP server
resulting in a Denial of Service and possibly execution of arbitrary
code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc1-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] Original Advisory
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-6172
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6172

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-11.xml

Concerns?
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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5