Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDVSA-2009:014)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 36762

Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in mplayer, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file (CVE-2008-5616), and in ffmpeg, as used by mplayer, related to the execution of DTS generation code (CVE-2008-4866).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 36762

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-014.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:mandriva:linux:libdha1.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mencoder, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer-gui, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4867, CVE-2008-5616

CWE: 119

MDVSA: 2009:014

Detections

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