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Sicherheit: Zahlenüberläufe in MPlayer
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Name: Zahlenüberläufe in MPlayer
ID: 200605-01
Distribution: Gentoo
Plattformen: Keine Angabe
Datum: Mo, 1. Mai 2006, 16:26
Referenzen: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1502
Applikationen: MPlayer

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: MPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: May 01, 2006
Bugs: #127969
ID: 200605-01

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Synopsis
========

MPlayer contains multiple integer overflows that may lead to a
heap-based buffer overflow.

Background
==========

MPlayer is a media player that supports many multimedia file types.

Affected packages
=================

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 media-video/mplayer < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415
2 media-video/mplayer-bin < 1.0.20060415 >= 1.0.20060415
-------------------------------------------------------------------
2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

Xfocus Team discovered multiple integer overflows that may lead to a
heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact
======

An attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted multimedia
file, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20060415"

All MPlayer binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=media-video/mplayer-bin-1.0.20060415"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1502
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1502

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-01.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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