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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201203-10 ] libmikmod: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:08:14
Message-Id: 4F557262.7010401@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201203-10
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libmikmod: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: March 06, 2012
10 Bugs: #335892
11 ID: 201203-10
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libmikmod may allow an
19 attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
20 condition.
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22 Background
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25 libmikmod is a library to play a wide range of module formats.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-libs/libmikmod < 3.2.0_beta2-r3 >= 3.2.0_beta2-r3
34 *>= 3.1.12-r1
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36 Description
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39 Multiple boundary errors have been found in load_it.c in libmikmod,
40 which may cause a buffer overflow.
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42 Impact
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45 A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted files
46 in an application linked against libmikmod, possibly resulting in
47 execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running
48 the application, or Denial of Service.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All libmikmod 3.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r3"
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63 All libmikmod 3.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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65 # emerge --sync
66 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libmikmod-3.1.12-r1"
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68 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
69 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
70 packages.
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72 References
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75 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-2546
76 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2546
77 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2971
78 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2971
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80 Availability
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83 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
84 the Gentoo Security Website:
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86 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-10.xml
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88 Concerns?
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91 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
92 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
93 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
94 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
95 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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97 License
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100 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
101 belongs to its owner(s).
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103 The contents of this document are licensed under the
104 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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106 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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