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TITLE:
DTV Player Playlist Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46720

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-09

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in DTV Player, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due an error when processing playlist
files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially
crafted PLF file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but
requires tricking a user into opening a malicious file.

This may be related to:
SA25508

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.0.1.2. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open playlist files from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
US-CERT credits Tom Gregory, Spentera.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
US-CERT (VU#998403):
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998403

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