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Bugtraq: Re: Stack Buffer Overflow in MPlayer

Re: Stack Buffer Overflow in MPlayer

From: <gabucino_at_mplayerhq.hu>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:06:36 +0200

CoKi wrote:
> -------------------------------------------------
> No System Group - Advisory #2 - 01/09/03
> -------------------------------------------------
> Program: MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux
> Homepage: http://www.mplayerhq.hu
> Vulnerable Versions: Mplayer v0.91 and prior
> Risk: Low / Medium
> Impact: Stack Buffer Overflow
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> NOTE: The program 'gmplayer' isn't SUID by default.
A SUID MPlayer can be easily tricked to - like - overwrite /etc/shadow with
a new one, using very simple commandline options. One should *NEVER* set
MPlayer SUID root. 

-- 
Gabucino
MPlayer Core Team

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