1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200702-11 / MPlayer |
| Release Date | February 27, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | February 27, 2007: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| media-video/mplayer | < 1.0_rc1-r2 | >= 1.0_rc1-r2 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #159727
A buffer overflow was found in MPlayer's RTSP plugin that could lead to a Denial of Service or arbitrary code execution.
MPlayer is a media player capable of playing multiple media formats.
When checking for matching asm rules in the asmrp.c code, the results are stored in a fixed-size array without boundary checks which may allow a buffer overflow.
An attacker can entice a user to connect to a manipulated RTSP server resulting in a Denial of Service and possibly execution of arbitrary code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc1-r2" |