A format string vulnerability was found in mpv, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-video/mpv | * | < 0.33.1 | >= 0.33.1 |
Video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2.
mpv uses untrusted input within format strings.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted m3u playlist file using mpv, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All mpv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mpv-0.33.1"
A vulnerability has been found in mpv that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-video/mpv | * | < 0.27.2 | >= 0.27.2 |
Video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
A vulnerability was discovered in mpv with the handling of HTML documents containing VIDEO elements. Additionally, mpv accepts arbitrary URLs in a src attribute without a protocol whitelist in player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua.
A remote attacker, by enticing the user to visit a specially crafted web site, could execute arbitrary code.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All mpv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mpv-0.27.2"