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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200805-22.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200805-22">
<title>MPlayer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
<synopsis>
An integer overflow vulnerability in MPlayer may allow for the execution of
arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">mplayer</product>
<announced>2008-05-29</announced>
<revised>2008-05-29: 01</revised>
<bug>215006</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.0_rc2_p26753</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.0_rc2_p26753</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
MPlayer is a media player including support for a wide range of audio
and video formats.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
k`sOSe reported an integer overflow vulnerability in the
sdpplin_parse() function in the file stream/realrtsp/sdpplin.c, which
can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary memory regions via an overly
large "StreamCount" SDP parameter.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges 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 "&gt;=media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p26753"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1558">CVE-2008-1558</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-05-22T17:37:55Z">
keytoaster
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-05-27T21:32:21Z">
keytoaster
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-05-28T13:57:42Z">
p-y
</metadata>
</glsa>