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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-24 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: AlsaPlayer: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Date: August 26, 2006 |
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Bugs: #143402 |
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ID: 200608-24 |
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Synopsis |
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AlsaPlayer is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows which could lead |
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to the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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AlsaPlayer is a heavily multithreaded PCM player that tries to utilize |
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ALSA utilities and drivers. As of June 2004, the project is inactive. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-sound/alsaplayer <= 0.99.76-r3 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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AlsaPlayer contains three buffer overflows: in the function that |
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handles the HTTP connections, the GTK interface, and the CDDB querying |
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mechanism. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could exploit the first vulnerability by enticing a user to |
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load a malicious URL resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with |
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the permissions of the user running AlsaPlayer. |
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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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AlsaPlayer has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these |
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issues. AlsaPlayer users are advised to uninstall the package until |
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further notice: |
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# emerge --ask --unmerge "media-sound/alsaplayer" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4089 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-4089 |
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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-200608-24.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/2.5cheers |