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GLSA-200901-07 : MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 35355
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200901-07 (MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MPlayer:
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the str_read_packet() function in libavformat/psxstr.c when processing crafted STR files that interleave audio and video sectors (CVE-2008-3162).
Felipe Andres Manzano reported multiple integer underflows in the demux_real_fill_buffer() function in demux_real.c when processing crafted Real Media files that cause the stream_read() function to read or write arbitrary memory (CVE-2008-3827).
Tobias Klein reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf() function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c when processing malformed TwinVQ files (CVE-2008-5616).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted STR, Real Media, or TwinVQ file to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p28058-r1 '
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 35355
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200901-07.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 1/13/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mplayer, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2009