Streamripper: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200901-05 / streamripper
Release Date	January 11, 2009
Latest Revision	January 11, 2009: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-sound/streamripper	< 1.64.0	>= 1.64.0	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #249039

Synopsis

Multiple buffer overflows have 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

Stefan Cornelius from Secunia Research reported multiple buffer overflows in the http_parse_sc_header(), http_get_pls() and http_get_m3u() functions in lib/http.c when parsing overly long HTTP headers, or pls and m3u playlists with overly long entries.

Impact

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

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-1.64.0"

4. References

CVE-2008-4829

Page updated January 11, 2009

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