From koon@gentoo.org Mon Aug 2 14:20:43 2004 From: Thierry Carrez To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:01:54 +0200 Subject: [ GLSA 200408-01 ] MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow Date: August 01, 2004 Bugs: #55456 ID: 200408-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== When compiled with GUI support MPlayer is vulnerable to a remotely exploitable buffer overflow attack. Background ========== MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/mplayer < 1.0_pre4-r7 >= 1.0_pre4-r7 Description =========== The MPlayer GUI code contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities, and at least one in the TranslateFilename() function is exploitable. Impact ====== By enticing a user to play a file with a carefully crafted filename an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running MPlayer. Workaround ========== To work around this issue, users can compile MPlayer without GUI support by disabling the gtk USE flag. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of MPlayer. Resolution ========== All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre4-r7" # emerge ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre4-r7" References ========== [ 1 ] Bugtraq Announcement http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10615/ [ 2 ] Open-Security Announcement http://www.open-security.org/advisories/5 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-01.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBDL+RvcL1obalX08RAvsoAKCa7xHOPPs+5E8kNoTvVcOYQIbCvwCeIDi6 SlzDBE5aEtx+3UvEFCh5CVo= =n4Pk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----