5724 : MPlayer/xine-lib RTSP Session Negotiation Overflow
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

Apr 25, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in MPlayer/xine-lib. The product fails to implement boundary conditions during RTSP session negotiation resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

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.

Products

MPlayer Project
Watch-list
MPlayer
Watch-list
0.9x
1.0pre1
1.0pre2
1.0pre3try2
xine-Project
Watch-list
xine-lib
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1-rc3a
1-rc3b
1-beta1
1-beta10
1-beta11
1-beta2
1-beta3
1-beta4
1-beta5
1-beta6
1-beta7
1-beta8
1-beta9

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Credit

  • Diego Biurrun -
  • Roberto Togni -
  • Miguel Freitas -

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