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FreeBSD : mplayer -- vulnerability in STR files processor (5ccb1c14-e357-11dd-a765-0030843d3802)

high Nessus Plugin ID 35401

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Secunia reports :

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the 'str_read_packet()' function in libavformat/psxstr.c. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted STR file.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4dfc1b2f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35401

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5ccb1c14e35711dda7650030843d3802.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 1/16/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer-esound, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer-gtk, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer-gtk-esound, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer-gtk2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mplayer-gtk2-esound, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3162

BID: 30154

CWE: 119

Secunia: 30994