Groovy Media Player '.m3u' File Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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  3. Groovy Media Player '.m3u' File Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary
This host is installed with Groovy Media Player and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is caused by improper bounds checking when parsing malicious '.M3U' files.
Affected
Groovy Media Player 1.1.0
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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