[ GLSA 200705-21 ] MPlayer: Two buffer overflows

[Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200705-21
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: MPlayer: Two buffer overflows
      Date: May 30, 2007
      Bugs: #168917
        ID: 200705-21

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Synopsis
========

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, each one could
lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

MPlayer is a media player incuding support for a wide range of audio
and video formats.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /    Vulnerable    /              Unaffected
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  1  media-video/mplayer     < 1.0.20070321            >= 1.0.20070321

Description
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A buffer overflow has been reported in the DMO_VideoDecoder_Open()
function in file loader/dmo/DMO_VideoDecoder.c. Another buffer overflow
has been reported in the DS_VideoDecoder_Open() function in file
loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted video
file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running MPlayer.

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 ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20070321"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-1246
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1246
  [ 2 ] CVE-2007-1387
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1387
  [ 3 ] GLSA 200704-09
        http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-09.xml

Availability
============

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-21.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
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

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