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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50752
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:097 (mplayer)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to mplayer
announced via advisory MDKSA-2003:097.

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.

Affected versions: 9.1, 9.2

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

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2003:097
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0835
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0835
Bugtraq: 20030925 MPlayer Security Advisory #01: Remotely exploitable buffer overflow (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106454257221455&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030926 Mplayer Buffer Overflow (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106460912721618&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030929 GLSA: media-video/mplayer (200309-15) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106485005213109&w=2
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:760
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000760
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