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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c3c6aff17bd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200509-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200509-01"> + <title>MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c</title> + <synopsis> + A heap overflow in MPlayer might lead to the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">MPlayer</product> + <announced>September 01, 2005</announced> + <revised>September 01, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>103555</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0_pre7-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0_pre7-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia + file formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the + strf chunk of PCM audio streams. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could craft a malicious video or audio file which, + when opened using MPlayer, would end up executing arbitrary code on the + victim's computer with the permissions of the user running MPlayer. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + You can mitigate the issue by adding "ac=-pcm," to your MPlayer + configuration file (note that this will prevent you from playing + uncompressed audio). + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre7-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2718">CAN-2005-2718</uri> + <uri link="http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt">Original Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:55:40 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:08:19 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |