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GLSA-200803-16 : MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows
high Nessus Plugin ID 31442
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-200803-16 (MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows)The following errors have been discovered in MPlayer:
Felipe Manzano and Anibal Sacco (Core Security Technologies) reported an array indexing error in the file libmpdemux/demux_mov.c when parsing MOV file headers (CVE-2008-0485).
Damian Frizza and Alfredo Ortega (Core Security Technologies) reported a boundary error in the file libmpdemux/demux_audio.c when parsing FLAC comments (CVE-2008-0486).
Adam Bozanich (Mu Security) reported boundary errors in the cddb_parse_matches_list() and cddb_query_parse() functions in the file stream_cddb.c when parsing CDDB album titles (CVE-2008-0629) and in the url_scape_string() function in the file stream/url.c when parsing URLS (CVE-2008-0630).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running MPlayer.
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_p25993'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 31442
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200803-16.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 3/13/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0485, CVE-2008-0486, CVE-2008-0629, CVE-2008-0630