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MPlayer RTSP Stream Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA24336
Release Date: 2007-03-01
Popularity: 9,049 views

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

Software:MPlayer 0.x
MPlayer 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6172


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.

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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