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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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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
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Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, each one could
lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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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
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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
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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-200705-21.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
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