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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2003:097)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14079

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in MPlayer that is remotely exploitable. A malicious host can craft a harmful ASX header and trick MPlayer into executing arbitrary code when it parses that particular header.

The provided packages have been patched to fix the problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14079

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-097.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64postproc0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64postproc0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libdha0.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpostproc0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpostproc0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mencoder, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer-gui, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0835

MDKSA: 2003:097