From jaervosz@gentoo.org Mon May 1 10:18:15 2006 From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 16:18:56 +0200 Subject: [Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200605-01 ] MPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow Date: May 01, 2006 Bugs: #127969 ID: 200605-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== MPlayer contains multiple integer overflows that may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. Background ========== MPlayer is a media player that supports many multimedia file types. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/mplayer < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415 2 media-video/mplayer-bin < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Xfocus Team discovered multiple integer overflows that may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. Impact ====== An attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted multimedia file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20060415" All MPlayer binary users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-bin-1.0.20060415" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-1502 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1502 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-01.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 ======= Copyright 2006 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 [ Part 1.2, Application/PGP-SIGNATURE 198bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [ Part 2: "Attached Text" ] _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/