<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200805-22"> <title>MPlayer: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis> An integer overflow vulnerability in MPlayer may allow for the execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">mplayer</product> <announced>2008-05-29</announced> <revised count="01">2008-05-29</revised> <bug>215006</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.0_rc2_p26753</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.0_rc2_p26753</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> MPlayer is a media player including support for a wide range of audio and video formats. </p> </background> <description> <p> k`sOSe reported an integer overflow vulnerability in the sdpplin_parse() function in the file stream/realrtsp/sdpplin.c, which can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary memory regions via an overly large "StreamCount" SDP parameter. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running MPlayer. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </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_rc2_p26753"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1558">CVE-2008-1558</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-05-22T17:37:55Z"> keytoaster </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-05-27T21:32:21Z"> keytoaster </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-05-28T13:57:42Z"> p-y </metadata> </glsa>