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TITLE:
BS.Player Playlist Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34412

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34412/

DESCRIPTION:
pyrokinesis has reported a vulnerability in BS.Player, which can be
exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing
playlists and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow
via e.g. a ".bsl" file having an overly long entry.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.32 Build 975 Free and
version 2.34 Build 980 PRO. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.36 Build 990.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
pyrokinesis, Nine Situations Group

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_bsplayer_seh.html

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