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GLSA-200707-07 : MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 25789

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-200707-07 (MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows)

 Stefan Cornelius and Reimar Doffinger of Secunia Research discovered several boundary errors in the functions cddb_query_parse(), cddb_parse_matches_list() and cddb_read_parse(), each allowing for a stack-based buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file with malicious CDDB entries, 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-1.0.20070622'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200707-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25789

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200707-07.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2948

GLSA: 200707-07