GLSA-201310-13 : MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 70648

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-201310-13 (MPlayer: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer and the bundled FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers and FFmpeg GLSA referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a crafted media file to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
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-1.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-12

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-13

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70648

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201310-13.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 10/27/2013

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

Temporal Score: 7.7

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: 10/25/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6718, CVE-2008-4610, CVE-2010-2062, CVE-2010-3429, CVE-2011-3625

BID: 34136, 43546

CWE: 399

GLSA: 201310-13