Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2718 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in MPlayer Audio Header

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
mplayer
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in ad_pcm.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PCM audio data, as demonstrated using a video file with an audio header containing a large value in a stream format (strf) chunk.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mplayer
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2005-158.NASL
    descriptionBuffer overflow in ad_pcm.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a video file with an audio header containing a large value in a strf chunk. The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19913
    published2005-10-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19913
    titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2005:158)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:158. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(19913);
      script_version ("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2718");
      script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:158");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2005:158)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Buffer overflow in ad_pcm.c in MPlayer 1.0pre7 and earlier allows
    remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a video file with an
    audio header containing a large value in a strf chunk.
    
    The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64postproc0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64postproc0-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libdha1.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpostproc0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libpostproc0-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mencoder");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mplayer-gui");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/09/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/05");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpostproc0-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpostproc0-devel-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"mencoder-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"mplayer-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"mplayer-gui-1.0-0.pre5.8.2.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64postproc0-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64postproc0-devel-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libdha1.0-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpostproc0-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libpostproc0-devel-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"mencoder-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"mplayer-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"mplayer-gui-1.0-0.pre6.8.2.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200509-01.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-01 (MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c) Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the strf chunk of PCM audio streams. Impact : An attacker could craft a malicious video or audio file which, when opened using MPlayer, would end up executing arbitrary code on the victim
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id19576
    published2005-09-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19576
    titleGLSA-200509-01 : MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c
    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 200509-01.
    #
    # 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(19576);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2718");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200509-01");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-200509-01 : MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c");
      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-200509-01
    (MPlayer: Heap overflow in ad_pcm.c)
    
        Sven Tantau discovered a heap overflow in the code handling the
        strf chunk of PCM audio streams.
      
    Impact :
    
        An attacker could craft a malicious video or audio file which,
        when opened using MPlayer, would end up executing arbitrary code on the
        victim's computer with the permissions of the user running MPlayer.
      
    Workaround :
    
        You can mitigate the issue by adding 'ac=-pcm,' to your MPlayer
        configuration file (note that this will prevent you from playing
        uncompressed audio)."
      );
      # http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://beastiebytes.com/public_files/mplayer/mplayer_20050824.txt"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-01"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
        # emerge --sync
        # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/mplayer-1.0_pre7-r1'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      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:"2005/09/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/09/06");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 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_pre7-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0_pre7-r1"))) 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");
    }