MPlayer CDDB buffer overflow
| mplayer-cddb-bo (34749) |  High Risk |
Description:
MPlayer is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the cddb_query_parse, cddb_parse_matches_list, and cddb_read_parse function. By creating a specially-crafted file containing an overly long album or category title, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to view the CDDB information.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MPlayer, MPlayer 1.0rc1 and prior
Remedy:
Refer to MPlayer ViewVC Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian/GNU Linux:
Refer to DSA 1313-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SR:2007-014 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (MPlayer):
Refer to GLSA 200707-07 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- DSA 1313-1, New MPlayer packages fix arbitrary code execution at http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00074.html.
- MPlayer ViewVC Web site, Diff of /trunk/stream/stream_cddb.c at http://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk/stream/stream_cddb.c?r1=23287&r2=23470.
- Secunia Research 06/06/2007, MPlayer CDDB Parsing Buffer Overflow at http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-55/advisory/.
- BID-24339: MPlayer Multiple CDDB Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2948: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in stream/stream_cddb.c in MPlayer before 1.0rc1try3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CDDB entry with a long (1) album title or (2) category.
- DSA-1313: mplayer -- buffer overflow
- GLSA-200707-07: MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2007:143: Updated mplayer packages fix buffer overflow remote vulnerabilities
- SA24302: MPlayer CDDB Parsing Buffer Overflows
- SUSE-SR:2007:014: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2080: MPlayer CDDB HTTP Protocol Entries Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jun 06, 2007
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