Mandrake Linux Advisory: mplayer

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 1, 2003

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: mplayer
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:097
Date: September 30th, 2003
Affected versions: 9.1, 9.2

Problem Description:

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in MPlayer that is
remotely exploitable. A malicious host can craft a harmful ASX
header and trick MPlayer into executing arbitrary code when it
parses that particular header.

The provided packages have been patched to fix the problem.


References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0835
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html


Updated Packages:

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
f7570e6580cf75230de4797c3a33547e
9.1/RPMS/libdha0.1-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
40c2721959aa18fc57e55835b863bec6
9.1/RPMS/libpostproc0-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
1a029403e5995d6ae65bd984f707df2e
9.1/RPMS/libpostproc0-devel-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
4a2920d055a263096f591eddbd2035f1
9.1/RPMS/mencoder-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
5efaf1901f318001c01459a2850ef394
9.1/RPMS/mplayer-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
e7c6312fe3c624efd6b3068c9663b06b
9.1/RPMS/mplayer-gui-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
7a191e161da0ee2c710f389c85c3d625
9.1/SRPMS/mplayer-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2:
bcab7e5ee159ebbab5ee5108cff16846
9.2/RPMS/libdha0.1-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
3053ce18c7d6ed765251f0dedbb76156
9.2/RPMS/libpostproc0-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
356cfd36ba9bd785d4cdebdf48746bae
9.2/RPMS/libpostproc0-devel-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
bf22bb2e6b072ba8fab4af58297ba0a8
9.2/RPMS/mencoder-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
c913ec99bf6ccc29c203f9b8b9fbb83b
9.2/RPMS/mplayer-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
8b3019a80c9b5597d2f03afd4d9a8f4a
9.2/RPMS/mplayer-gui-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
ee2875bf5070f0083c648b980712b9ea
9.2/SRPMS/mplayer-0.91-7.1.92mdk.src.rpm


Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for
more information):


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 Mandrake Linux 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 Mandrake Linux 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

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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