metadata/glsa/glsa-200403-13.xml

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<glsa id="200403-13">
  <title>Remote buffer overflow in MPlayer</title>
  <synopsis>
    MPlayer contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in the HTTP parser
    that may allow attackers to run arbitrary code on a user's computer.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">mplayer</product>
  <announced>March 31, 2004</announced>
  <revised>October 11, 2006: 03</revised>
  <bug>46246</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="x86 and sparc">
      <unaffected range="ge">0.92-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">0.92</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="amd64">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.0_pre2-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">1.0_pre2</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="ppc">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.0_pre3-r3</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">1.0_pre3</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Quote from <uri link="http://mplayerhq.hu">http://mplayerhq.hu</uri>
    </p>
    <p>
    "MPlayer is a movie player for LINUX (runs on many other Unices, and
    non-x86 CPUs, see the documentation). It plays most MPEG, VOB, AVI,
    OGG/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, FLI, RM, NuppelVideo, YUV4MPEG,
    FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL
    codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5 and even WMV
    movies, too."
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    A vulnerability exists in the MPlayer HTTP parser which may allow an
    attacker to craft a special HTTP header ("Location:") which will trick
    MPlayer into executing arbitrary code on the user's computer.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    An attacker without privileges may exploit this vulnerability remotely,
    allowing arbitrary code to be executed in order to gain unauthorized
    access.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are
    advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    MPlayer may be upgraded as follows:
    </p>
    <p>
    x86 and SPARC users should:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-0.92-r1&quot;
    # emerge &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-0.92-r1&quot;</code>
    <p>
    AMD64 users should:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre2-r1&quot;
    # emerge &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre2-r1&quot;</code>
    <p>
    PPC users should:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre3-r2&quot;
    # emerge &quot;&gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre3-r2&quot;</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html">MPlayerHQ News</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0386">CVE-2004-0386</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 22 May 2006 05:45:24 +0000">
    DerCorny
  </metadata>
</glsa>