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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200905-09.xml b/glsa-200905-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8a5e3a0e --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200905-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200905-09"> + <title>libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libsndfile might + allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libsndfile</product> + <announced>May 27, 2009</announced> + <revised>May 27, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>269863</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libsndfile" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.20</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.20</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing + sampled sound. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The following vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Tobias Klein reported that the header_read() function in + src/common.c uses user input for calculating a buffer size, possibly + leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1788).</li> + <li>The + vendor reported a boundary error in the aiff_read_header() function in + src/aiff.c, possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow + (CVE-2009-1791).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted AIFF + or VOC file in a program using libsndfile, possibly resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.20"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1788">CVE-2009-1788</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1791">CVE-2009-1791</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 22 May 2009 17:42:40 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 25 May 2009 09:17:01 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 25 May 2009 11:57:08 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |