Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:37:00 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <koon@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200509-01 ] MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c
Date: September 01, 2005
Bugs: #103555
ID: 200509-01
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Synopsis
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A heap overflow in MPlayer might lead to the execution of arbitrary
code.
Background
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MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file
formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/mplayer < 1.0_pre7-r1 >= 1.0_pre7-r1
Description
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Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the strf
chunk of PCM audio streams.
Impact
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An attacker 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
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You can mitigate the issue by adding "ac=-pcm," to your MPlayer
configuration file (note that this will prevent you from playing
uncompressed audio).
Resolution
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All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre7-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-2718
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2718
[ 2 ] Original Advisory
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt
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-200509-01.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 2005 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/2.0
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