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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-07 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GnomeVFS, libcdaudio: CDDB response overflow |
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Date: April 08, 2005 |
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Bugs: #84936 |
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ID: 200504-07 |
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Synopsis |
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The GnomeVFS and libcdaudio libraries contain a buffer overflow that |
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can be triggered by a large CDDB response, potentially allowing the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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GnomeVFS is a filesystem abstraction library for the GNOME desktop |
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environment. libcdaudio is a multi-platform CD player development |
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library. They both include code to query CDDB servers to get Audio CD |
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track titles. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 gnome-base/gnome-vfs < 2.8.4-r1 >= 2.8.4-r1 |
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2 media-libs/libcdaudio < 0.99.10-r1 >= 0.99.10-r1 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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Joseph VanAndel has discovered a buffer overflow in Grip when |
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processing large CDDB results (see GLSA 200503-21). The same overflow |
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is present in GnomeVFS and libcdaudio code. |
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Impact |
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A malicious CDDB server could cause applications making use of GnomeVFS |
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or libcdaudio libraries to crash, potentially allowing the execution of |
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arbitrary code with the privileges 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 GnomeVFS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2.8.4-r1" |
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All libcdaudio users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.10-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-0706 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0706 |
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[ 2 ] GLSA 200503-21 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-21.xml |
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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-200504-07.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 2005 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 |