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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58632
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:192 (mplayer)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to mplayer
announced via advisory MDKSA-2007:192.

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in MPlayer's AVI handling
that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .avi file.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1

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-2007:192

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.6

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4938
BugTraq ID: 25648
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25648
Bugtraq: 20070912 CAL-20070912-1 Multiple vendor produce handling AVI file vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479222/100/0/threaded
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:192
http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txt
http://osvdb.org/45940
http://secunia.com/advisories/27016
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3144
XForce ISS Database: mplayer-avi-file-bo(36581)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36581
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