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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50509
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:026 (mplayer)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to mplayer
announced via advisory MDKSA-2004:026.

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability was found in
MPlayer. A malicious host can craft a harmful HTTP header
(Location:), and trick MPlayer into executing arbitrary code upon
parsing that header.

The updated packages contain a patch from the MPlayer development team
to correct the problem.

Affected versions: 10.0, 9.2

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-2004:026
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html

Risk factor : High

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