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MPlayer RTSP Stream Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24336
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Release Date:
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2007-03-01
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MPlayer 0.x
MPlayer 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6172 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MPlayer, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of RealMedia RTSP streams. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into connecting to a malicious server.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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Solution:
Apply patch.
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally reported in xine-lib by Roland Kay.
Original Advisory:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14
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