Mandrake Linux Advisory: mplayer

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory

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.

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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.

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http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

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