Amarok: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
1.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Version Information
| Advisory Reference |
GLSA 200903-34 / amarok |
| Release Date |
March 20, 2009 |
| Latest Revision |
March 20, 2009: 01 |
| Impact |
normal |
| Exploitable |
remote |
| Package |
Vulnerable versions |
Unaffected versions |
Architecture(s) |
| media-sound/amarok |
<
1.4.10-r2 |
>=
1.4.10-r2 |
All supported architectures
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Related bugreports:
#254896
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in Amarok might allow for user-assisted execution
of arbitrary code.
2.
Impact Information
Background
Amarok is an advanced music player.
Description
Tobias Klein has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Amarok:
- Multiple integer overflows in the Audible::Tag::readTag()
function in metadata/audible/audibletag.cpp trigger heap-based buffer
overflows (CVE-2009-0135).
- Multiple array index errors in the
Audible::Tag::readTag() function in metadata/audible/audibletag.cpp can
lead to invalid pointer dereferences, or the writing of a 0x00 byte to
an arbitrary memory location after an allocation failure
(CVE-2009-0136).
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
Audible Audio (.aa) file with a large "nlen" or "vlen" tag value to
execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
3.
Resolution Information
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Amarok users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/amarok-1.4.10-r2"
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References
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