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MDKSA-2003:097 - Updated mplayer packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability



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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           mplayer
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:097
Date:                   September 30th, 2003

Affected versions:      9.1, 9.2
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Problem Description:

 A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in MPlayer that is remotely
 exploitable.  A malicious host can craft a harmful ASX header and trick
 MPlayer into executing arbitrary code when it parses that particular
 header.
 
 The provided packages have been patched to fix the problem.
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0835
  http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html
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Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrake Linux 9.1:
 f7570e6580cf75230de4797c3a33547e  
9.1/RPMS/libdha0.1-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 40c2721959aa18fc57e55835b863bec6  
9.1/RPMS/libpostproc0-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 1a029403e5995d6ae65bd984f707df2e  
9.1/RPMS/libpostproc0-devel-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 4a2920d055a263096f591eddbd2035f1  9.1/RPMS/mencoder-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 5efaf1901f318001c01459a2850ef394  9.1/RPMS/mplayer-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 e7c6312fe3c624efd6b3068c9663b06b  
9.1/RPMS/mplayer-gui-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.i586.rpm
 7a191e161da0ee2c710f389c85c3d625  9.1/SRPMS/mplayer-0.90-0.rc4.5.91mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 9.2:
 bcab7e5ee159ebbab5ee5108cff16846  9.2/RPMS/libdha0.1-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 3053ce18c7d6ed765251f0dedbb76156  9.2/RPMS/libpostproc0-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 356cfd36ba9bd785d4cdebdf48746bae  
9.2/RPMS/libpostproc0-devel-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 bf22bb2e6b072ba8fab4af58297ba0a8  9.2/RPMS/mencoder-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 c913ec99bf6ccc29c203f9b8b9fbb83b  9.2/RPMS/mplayer-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 8b3019a80c9b5597d2f03afd4d9a8f4a  9.2/RPMS/mplayer-gui-0.91-7.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 ee2875bf5070f0083c648b980712b9ea  9.2/SRPMS/mplayer-0.91-7.1.92mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>
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