MPlayer Buffer Overflow and String Handling Flaws May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1010629 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1010629
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 1 2004
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.0pre4 and prior versions
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Description:
Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities were reported in MPlayer in the GUI, the base code, and some library functions. A remote user may be able to cause a target user to execute arbitrary code.
The vendor reported that a security audit was performed by Richard Felker and Nicholas Kain, uncovering multiple potentially exploitable buffer overflow and string handling bugs.
The flaws reside in 'Gui/skin/font.c', 'Gui/skin/skin.c', 'libmenu/menu_console.c', 'libmpdemux/cue_read.c', 'libvo/vo_dxr3.c', 'osdep/strl.c', 'playtree.c', 'subreader.c', and 'vidix/vidixlib.c'.
The specific impact of each bug was not disclosed.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to create a specially crafted playlist that, when opened by the target user, will cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor issued a fix in MPlayer CVS on June 25, 2004 16:49:52 +0000 (UTC). The vendor has also released fixed versions (1.0pre5 and 0.93), available at:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/dload.html
The vendor has also issued a patch for 1.0pre4:
(http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/vuln04-fix.diff
The vendor has also issued a patch for 0_90:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/vuln04-0_90-fix.diff
The vendor indicates that support of the 0_90 tree is no longer being provided and that upgrading to MPlayer 1.0pre5 or the latest CVS version is recommended.
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Vendor URL: www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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