19019 : MPlayer Video File Audio Header strf Overflow
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
Aug 24, 2005

Discovery
Aug 10, 2005

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in mplayer. The product fails to properly calculate the length of a buffer used in decoding audio streams, resulting in a heap overflow. With a specially crafted media file, an attacker can cause execution of arbitrary code in the context of the user resulting in a loss of confidentiality or integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.0pre7try2 or higher, or build from CVS after August 25, 2005, 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
 1.0pre1
1.0pre2
1.0pre3
1.0pre4
1.0pre5
1.0pre6
1.0pre7

References

Tools & Filters
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Credit
  • Sven Tantau - svensven-tantau.de - Sven Tantau

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-08-29 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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