win32-codecs still marked forbidden in error?

[Firas Kraiem]

On Thursday 25 January 2007 16:35, Oliver Iberien wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Last ports database update yesterday, and trying to update mplayer...
>
> ===>   mplayer-0.99.10_3 depends on
> file: /usr/local/lib/win32/win32-codecs-3.1.0.r1,1 - not found
> ===>    Verifying install for /usr/local/lib/win32/win32-codecs-3.1.0.r1,1
> in /usr/ports/multimedia/win32-codecs
> ===>  win32-codecs-3.1.0.r1,1 is forbidden: Remote code execution:
> http://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/24f6b1eb-43d5-11db-81e1-000e0c2e438a.html.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/multimedia/win32-codecs.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/multimedia/mplayer.
>
> Freshports has this as fixed. The vuxml entry is from last September. Is
> this still a concern? If not, is there a way around this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Oliver

Hi

This is due to a vulnerability in the QuickTime code. To install your 
w32codecs, you just need to disable it. Do make config, uncheck QT and try 
installing it again.

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