xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200808-01 / xine-lib |
| Release Date |
August 06, 2008 |
| Latest Revision |
August 06, 2008: 01 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| media-libs/xine-lib |
<
1.1.13 |
>=
1.1.13 |
All supported architectures
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Related bugreports:
#213039, #214270, #218059
Synopsis
xine-lib is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows when processing media
streams.
2.
Impact Information
Background
xine-lib is the core library package for the xine media player, and
other players such as Amarok, Codeine/Dragon Player and Kaffeine.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in xine-lib:
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Alin Rad Pop of Secunia reported an array indexing vulnerability in the
sdpplin_parse() function in the file input/libreal/sdpplin.c when
processing streams from RTSP servers that contain a large "streamid"
SDP parameter (CVE-2008-0073).
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Luigi Auriemma reported multiple integer overflows that result in
heap-based buffer overflows when processing ".FLV", ".MOV" ".RM",
".MVE", ".MKV", and ".CAK" files (CVE-2008-1482).
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Guido Landi reported a stack-based buffer overflow in the
demux_nsf_send_chunk() function when handling titles within NES Music
(.NSF) files (CVE-2008-1878).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted video
file or stream with a player using xine-lib, potentially resulting in
the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
the player.
3.
Resolution Information
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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-1.1.13"
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4.
References
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