5723 : MPlayer/xine-lib HTTP Parser Overflow
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Apr 25, 2004

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Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : Multiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1) MPlayer before 1.0pre4 and (2) xine lib (xine-lib) before 1-rc4, when playing Real RTSP (realrtsp) streams, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) long URLs, (b) long Real server responses, or (c) long Real Data Transport (RDT) packets.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation

Solution

Upgrade to MPlayer version 1.0pre4, xine-lib 1-rc4, or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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MPlayer Project
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MPlayer
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0.9x
1.0pre1
1.0pre2
1.0pre3try2
xine-Project
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xine-lib
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0.9.13
1-rc3a
1-rc3b
1-rc3c

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