24247 : MPlayer libmpdemux/aviheader.c AVI indx Chunk Processing Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-03-29

Keywords

xfocus-SD-060329

Description

A remote overflow exists in MPlayer. MPlayer fails to properly sanitize the "thewLongsPerEntry" and "nEntriesInUse" values in the "indx" chunk in an AVI file in "libmpdemux/aviheader.c" resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

MPlayer

1.0.20060329

References

Security Tracker: 1015842
Bugtraq ID: 17295
Secunia Advisory ID: 19418 19565 19919 27016
CVE ID: 2006-1502 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 2117
Related OSVDB ID: 24246
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-1156
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1746.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:192
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:068
Vendor URL: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
Keyword: xfocus-SD-060329

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Credit

XFOCUS Security Team - securityxfocus.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-30 | Disagree?

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