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TITLE:
Media Player Classic AVI File Processing Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26806

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26806/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Media Player Classic 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/14824/

DESCRIPTION:
Code Audit Labs has discovered a vulnerability in Media Player
Classic, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when
processing .AVI files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow
via a .AVI file with a specially crafted "indx" chunk.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 6.4.9.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted .AVI files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Code Audit Labs

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txt

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