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Gentoo update for mplayer
Secunia Advisory: SA19114
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Release Date: 2006-03-06
Popularity: 6,084 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x
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CVE reference:CVE-2005-4048
CVE-2006-0579
Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for mplayer. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA17892
SA18718

Solution:
Update to version "media-video/mplayer-1.0.20060217" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-03.xml

Other References:
SA17892:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892/

SA18718:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18718/

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