Check Point Advisories

MPlayer for Win32 Calloc Integer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-173
Date Published:	30 Apr 2012
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 23 February, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	MPlayer for Win32 Project MPlayer All versions
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in MPlayer for Win32.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an integer overflow while handling specially crafted media files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted media file with a vulnerable version of MPlayer. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on an affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious media files.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MPlayer for Win32 Calloc Integer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Media Player Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: MPlayer for Win32 Calloc Integer Overflow