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TITLE:
MPlayer RTSP Stream Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24336

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24336/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
MPlayer 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/2255/
MPlayer 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/2129/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in MPlayer, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
handling of RealMedia RTSP streams. This can be exploited to cause a
buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into connecting to a
malicious server.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch.
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/patches/asmrules_fix_20061231.diff

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Originally reported in xine-lib by Roland Kay.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html#vuln14

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