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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-07.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..73bd64821ea0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200707-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200707-07"> + <title>MPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, possibly allowing + for the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mplayer</product> + <announced>July 24, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 12, 2007: 03</revised> + <bug>181097</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/mplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.20070622</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">1.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.20070622</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MPlayer is a media player incuding support for a wide range of audio + and video formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Stefan Cornelius and Reimar Doffinger of Secunia Research discovered + several boundary errors in the functions cddb_query_parse(), + cddb_parse_matches_list() and cddb_read_parse(), each allowing for a + stack-based buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file + with malicious CDDB entries, possibly resulting in the execution of + arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running MPlayer. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.0.20070622"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2948">CVE-2007-2948</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:30:30 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:47:22 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:48:15 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |