| Revision Date: | 2005-03-03 | Version: | 502 |
| Title: | RHSA-2005:271: HelixPlayer security update (Critical) |
| Description: | HelixPlayer is a media player.
A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in HelixPlayer's Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) file processor. An attacker could create a specially crafted SMIL file which would execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0455 to this issue.
A buffer overflow bug was found in the way HelixPlayer decodes WAV files. An attacker could create a specially crafted WAV file which could execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0611 to this issue.
All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains HelixPlayer 1.0.3 which is not vulnerable to these issues.
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| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2005-0455
CVE-2005-0611
RHSA-2005:271-01
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| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
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| Definition Synopsis |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed AND HelixPlayer is earlier than 1:1.0.3-1
AND HelixPlayer is signed with Red Hat master key
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