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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200604-16 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: xine-lib: Buffer overflow vulnerability |
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Date: April 26, 2006 |
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Bugs: #128838 |
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ID: 200604-16 |
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Synopsis |
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xine-lib contains a buffer overflow vulnerability which may lead to the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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xine-lib is the xine core engine. xine is a free multimedia player. It |
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plays CDs, DVDs, and VCDs, and can also decode other common multimedia |
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formats. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 xine-lib < 1.1.2_pre20060328-r1 >= 1.1.2_pre20060328-r1 |
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Description |
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Federico L. Bossi Bonin discovered that when handling MPEG streams |
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xine-lib fails to make a proper boundary check of the input data |
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supplied by the user before copying it to an insufficiently sized |
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memory buffer. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to play a specially-crafted MPEG |
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file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions |
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of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.2_pre20060328-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1664 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1664 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200604-16.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |