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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bb275e96d682 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200603-03"> + <title>MPlayer: Multiple integer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + MPlayer is vulnerable to integer overflows in FFmpeg and ASF decoding that + could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MPlayer</product> + <announced>2006-03-04</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-06-21</revised> + <bug>115760</bug> + <bug>122029</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.20060217</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0_pre8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.20060217</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file + formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + MPlayer makes use of the FFmpeg library, which is vulnerable to a heap + overflow in the avcodec_default_get_buffer() function discovered by + Simon Kilvington (see GLSA 200601-06). Furthermore, AFI Security + Research discovered two integer overflows in ASF file format decoding, + in the new_demux_packet() function from libmpdemux/demuxer.h and the + demux_asf_read_packet() function from libmpdemux/demux_asf.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could craft a malicious media file which, when opened using + MPlayer, would lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. This could result + in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user + running MPlayer. + </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-1.0.20060217"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4048">CVE-2005-4048</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0579">CVE-2006-0579</uri> + <uri link="https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml">GLSA 200601-06</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-03-04T11:56:49Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-03-04T11:56:59Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |