# CVE-2006-1502: Multiple integer overflows in MPlayer 1.0pre7try2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and trigger heap-based buffer overflow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-03-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in MPlayer 1.0pre7try2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and trigger heap-based buffer overflows via (1) a certain ASF file handled by asfheader.c that causes the asf_descrambling function to be passed a negative integer after the conversion from a char to an int or (2) an AVI file with a crafted wLongsPerEntry or nEntriesInUse value in the indx chunk, which is handled in aviheader.c.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19418
- http://www.xfocus.org/advisories/200603/11.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/647
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044615.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-01.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/24247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429251/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19565
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19919
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/532
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015842
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17295
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:068
- http://www.osvdb.org/24246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1156

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