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TITLE:
GOM Player SRT Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34639

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34639/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the
srt2smi.exe program and can be exploited to cause a stack-based
buffer overflow via an SRT file containing an overly long string.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.16.4635. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted SRT files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Bui Quang Minh, Bkis

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=501

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