19019 : MPlayer Video File Audio Header strf Overflow
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10 months ago

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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 Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable
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	MPlayer	1.0pre1
		1.0pre2
		1.0pre3
		1.0pre4
		1.0pre5
		1.0pre6
		1.0pre7

References

Security Tracker: 1014779
Bugtraq ID: 14652
Secunia Advisory ID: 16509 16656 16723
CVE ID: 2005-2718 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 22019
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0772.html
Other Advisory URL: http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:158
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-01.xml
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Tools & Filters

Nessus	19576 19913

Credit

Sven Tantau - svensven-tantau.de - Sven Tantau

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