xine-ui: Format string vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200604-15 / xine-ui
Release Date	April 26, 2006
Latest Revision	April 26, 2006: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-video/xine-ui	< 0.99.4-r5	>= 0.99.4-r5	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #130801

Synopsis

Format string vulnerabilities in xine-ui may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

xine-ui is a skin-based user interface for xine. xine is a free multimedia player. It plays CDs, DVDs, and VCDs, and can also decode other common multimedia formats.

Description

Ludwig Nussel discovered that xine-ui incorrectly implements formatted printing.

Impact

By constructing a malicious playlist file, a remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xine-ui users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/xine-ui-0.99.4-r5"

4. References

CVE-2006-1905

Page updated April 26, 2006

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