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Streamripper: Buffer overflow

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1.  Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Version Information

Advisory Reference GLSA 200709-03 / streamripper
Release Date September 13, 2007
Latest Revision September 13, 2007: 01
Impact normal
Exploitable remote
Package Vulnerable versions Unaffected versions Architecture(s)
media-sound/streamripper < 1.62.2 >= 1.62.2 All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #188698

Synopsis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Streamripper, allowing for user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

2.  Impact Information

Background

Streamripper is a tool for extracting and recording mp3 files from a Shoutcast stream.

Description

Chris Rohlf discovered several boundary errors in the httplib_parse_sc_header() function when processing HTTP headers.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious streaming server, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Streamripper.

3.  Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Streamripper users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/streamripper-1.62.2"

4.  References



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Updated September 13, 2007

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