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Gentoo update for mplayer
Secunia Advisory: SA26207
Release Date: 2007-07-25
Popularity: 14,280 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-2948


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for mplayer. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA24302

Solution:
Update to "media-video/mplayer-1.0.20070622" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-07.xml

Other References:
SA24302:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24302/


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