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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200412-21.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200412-21.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2b3137006bcb --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200412-21.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200412-21"> + <title>MPlayer: Multiple overflows</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple overflow vulnerabilities have been found in MPlayer, potentially + resulting in remote executing of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MPlayer</product> + <announced>2004-12-20</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-12-20</revised> + <bug>74473</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0_pre5-r5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.0_pre5-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia + file formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + iDEFENSE, Ariel Berkman and the MPlayer development team found + multiple vulnerabilities in MPlayer. These include potential heap + overflows in Real RTSP and pnm streaming code, stack overflows in MMST + streaming code and multiple buffer overflows in BMP demuxer and mp3lib + code. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could craft a malicious file or design a + malicious streaming server. Using MPlayer to view this file or connect + to this server could trigger an overflow and execute + attacker-controlled code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre5-r5"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=168&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=167&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=166&type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/mplayer.txt">Ariel Berkman Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-12-19T14:28:01Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-12-19T22:01:07Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-12-20T09:31:29Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |