Problem updating mplayer

[ajm]

On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 12:30:59AM +1000, Norberto Meijome wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:32:25 +0200
> Filippo Moretti <gunnut at 2ainfo.it> wrote:
> 
> > ===>    Verifying reinstall for   
> > /usr/local/lib/win32/win32-codecs-3.1.0.p8_1,1 in 
> > /usr/ports/multimedia/win32-codecs
> > ===>  win32-codecs-3.1.0.p8_1,1 is forbidden: Remote code execution:   
> > http://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/24f6b1eb-43d5-11db-81e1-000e0c2e438a.html.
> > *** Error code 1
> > What can be done to solve this problem
> > sincerely
> 
> Hi Filippo,
> a) you can work with the win32-codecs team to solve the remote code execution
> vulnerability
> b) you can be brave, reckless and probably 0wn3d  soon by disabling the
> vulnerability checks and upgrading anyway (dont know how to do this, sorry)
> c) you can keep the slightly older port .... but it seems it is still
> vulnerable:
> $ sudo portaudit
> [...]
> Affected package: win32-codecs-3.1.0.p8,1
> Type of problem: win32-codecs -- multiple vulnerabilities.
> Reference:
> <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/24f6b1eb-43d5-11db-81e1-000e0c2e438a.html>
> 
> d) you can uninstall win32-codecs :)
> 
> other options may be available, but i can't think of them atm :)
> 
> B
> 
> _________________________
> {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
> 
> RTFM and STFW before anything bad happens.
> 

"Try the following as root or su to root"

cd /usr/ports/multimedia/mplayer
make config

"then deselect from the menu the Win32 option"

make install clean

"note:  you will not have win32 codecs support"
-- 
Alex
FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE i386