Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0659 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in MPlayer GUI File Name

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
mplayer
critical
nessus
exploit available

Summary

Buffer overflow in TranslateFilename for common.c in MPlayer 1.0pre4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name.

Exploit-Db

descriptionMPlayer <= 1.0pre4 GUI filename handling Overflow Exploit. CVE-2004-0659. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:308
last seen2016-01-31
modified2004-07-04
published2004-07-04
reporterc0ntex
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/308/
titleMPlayer <= 1.0pre4 GUI filename handling Overflow Exploit

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200408-01.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-01 (MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow) The MPlayer GUI code contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities, and at least one in the TranslateFilename() function is exploitable. Impact : By enticing a user to play a file with a carefully crafted filename an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running MPlayer. Workaround : To work around this issue, users can compile MPlayer without GUI support by disabling the gtk USE flag. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of MPlayer.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id14557
published2004-08-30
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14557
titleGLSA-200408-01 : MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-01.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(14557);
  script_version("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0659");
  script_bugtraq_id(10615);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200408-01");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200408-01 : MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-01
(MPlayer: GUI filename handling overflow)

    The MPlayer GUI code contains several buffer overflow vulnerabilities,
    and at least one in the TranslateFilename() function is exploitable.
  
Impact :

    By enticing a user to play a file with a carefully crafted filename an
    attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user
    running MPlayer.
  
Workaround :

    To work around this issue, users can compile MPlayer without GUI
    support by disabling the gtk USE flag. All users are encouraged to
    upgrade to the latest available version of MPlayer."
  );
  # http://www.open-security.org/advisories/5
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://ww17.open-security.org/advisories/5"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-01"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge sync
    # emerge -pv '>=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre4-r7'
    # emerge '>=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre4-r7'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mplayer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/30");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"media-video/mplayer", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.0_pre4-r7"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0_pre4-r7"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "MPlayer");
}