1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200801-12 / xine-lib |
| Release Date | January 27, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | January 27, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| media-libs/xine-lib | < 1.1.9.1 | >= 1.1.9.1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #205197
xine-lib is vulnerable to multiple heap-based buffer overflows when processing RTSP streams.
xine-lib is the core library package for the xine media player.
Luigi Auriemma reported that xine-lib does not properly check boundaries when processing SDP attributes of RTSP streams, leading to heap-based buffer overflows.
An attacker could entice a user to play specially crafted RTSP video streams with a player using xine-lib, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the player.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.9.1" |