MPlayer: Two buffer overflows

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200705-21 / mplayer
Release Date	May 30, 2007
Latest Revision	October 12, 2007: 02
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-video/mplayer	< 1.0.20070321	>= 1.0.20070321, < 1.0	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #168917

Synopsis

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, each one could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

MPlayer is a media player incuding support for a wide range of audio and video formats.

Description

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

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.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20070321"

4. References

Updated May 30, 2007

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