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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55236
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:158 (mplayer)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to mplayer
announced via advisory MDKSA-2005:158.

Buffer overflow in ad_pcm.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7 and earlier allows
remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a video file with an
audio header containing a large value in a strf chunk.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.

Affected versions: 10.1, 10.2, Corporate 3.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2005:158
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14652
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2718
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14652
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=112484733122809&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:158
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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