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From: Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200610-09 ] libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:23:37
Message-Id: 453BB345.3020204@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200610-09
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
9 Date: October 22, 2006
10 Bugs: #144089
11 ID: 200610-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple buffer overflows have been found in libmusicbrainz, which
19 could lead to a Denial of Service or possibly the execution of
20 arbitrary code.
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22 Background
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25 libmusicbrainz is a client library used to access MusicBrainz music
26 meta data.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 media-libs/musicbrainz < 2.1.4 >= 2.1.4
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36 Description
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39 Luigi Auriemma reported a possible buffer overflow in the
40 MBHttp::Download function of lib/http.cpp as well as several possible
41 buffer overflows in lib/rdfparse.c.
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43 Impact
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46 A remote attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code or cause
47 Denial of Service by making use of an overly long "Location" header in
48 an HTTP redirect message from a malicious server or a long URL in
49 malicious RDF feeds.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 All libmusicbrainz users should upgrade to the latest version:
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61 # emerge --sync
62 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.4"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2006-4197
68 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4197
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-09.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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