CVE-2008-0486

Publication date 5 February 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mplayer	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu9
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu13.2
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu9.3
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 2:0.99+1.0pre8-0ubuntu8.2
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected
xine-lib	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.1.7-1ubuntu1.3
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 1.1.4-2ubuntu3.1
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

according to http://xinehq.de/index.php/security, 1.1.1 and older are not affected

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
mplayer	Other: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mplayer/+bug/191488 Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1496
xine-lib	Vendor: http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:046 Vendor: http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:046-1

CVE-2008-0486

Status

Notes

jdstrand

Patch details

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