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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-11 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: TunePimp: Buffer overflow |
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Date: July 28, 2006 |
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Bugs: #140184 |
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ID: 200607-11 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in TunePimp has been reported which could lead to the |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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========== |
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The TunePimp library (also referred to as libtunepimp) is a development |
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library geared towards developers who wish to create MusicBrainz |
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enabled tagging applications. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-libs/tunepimp <= 0.4.2 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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Kevin Kofler has reported a vulnerability where three stack variables |
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are allocated with 255, 255 and 100 bytes respectively, yet 256 bytes |
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are read into each. This could lead to buffer overflows. |
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Impact |
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Running an affected version of TunePimp could lead to the execution of |
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arbitrary code by a remote attacker. |
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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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TunePimp has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these |
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issues. TunePimp users are advised to uninstall the package until |
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further notice: |
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# emerge --ask --unmerge "media-libs/tunepimp" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3600 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3600 |
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[ 2 ] MusicBrainz bug #1764 |
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http://bugs.musicbrainz.org/ticket/1764 |
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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-200607-11.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/2.5 |