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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-24.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f5fe1192 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200608-24"> + <title>AlsaPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows</title> + <synopsis> + AlsaPlayer is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows which could lead to + the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">AlsaPlayer</product> + <announced>August 26, 2006</announced> + <revised>August 26, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>143402</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-sound/alsaplayer" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">0.99.76-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + AlsaPlayer is a heavily multithreaded PCM player that tries to utilize + ALSA utilities and drivers. As of June 2004, the project is inactive. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + AlsaPlayer contains three buffer overflows: in the function that + handles the HTTP connections, the GTK interface, and the CDDB querying + mechanism. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit the first vulnerability by enticing a user to + load a malicious URL resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with + the permissions of the user running AlsaPlayer. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + AlsaPlayer has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these + issues. AlsaPlayer users are advised to uninstall the package until + further notice: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --ask --unmerge "media-sound/alsaplayer"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-4089">CVE-2006-4089</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:04:43 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:34:55 +0000"> + hlieberman + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:40:51 +0000"> + hlieberman + </metadata> +</glsa> |