>> MPlayer Data Processing Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Title : MPlayer Data Processing Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0406 CVE ID : CVE-2008-0485 - CVE-2008-0486 - CVE-2008-0629 - CVE-2008-0630
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-02-05
Technical Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in MPlayer, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system.
The first issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "url_escape_string()" [stream/url.c] function when processing malformed URLs, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
The second vulnerability is caused by an array indexing error in the "mov_build_index()" [libmpdemux/demux_mov.c] function when parsing MOV file headers, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted file.
The third issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "get_flac_metadata()" [libmpdemux/demux_audio.c] function when parsing FLAC file comments, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted file.
Subscribe to VUPEN VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new advisories or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form.
