:Mandrake Linux Advisory: mplayer
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Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory
Package name: mplayer
Problem Description:
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability was found in
MPlayer. A malicious host can craft a harmful HTTP header
("Location:"), and trick MPlayer into executing arbitrary code upon
parsing that header.
The updated packages contain a patch from the MPlayer development team
to correct the problem.
References:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html
Updated Packages:
Mandrakelinux 10.0:
Mandrakelinux 9.2:
Mandrakelinux 9.2/AMD64:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
All packages are signed by Mandrakesoft for security. You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrakelinux Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.
You can view other update advisories for Mandrakelinux at:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/
Mandrakesoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_linux-mandrake.com
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