media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.12-r5 — Security Advisories

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▸ GLSA 200903-31 libcdaudio: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code this version unaffected normal remote 2009-03-17

A vulnerability in libcdaudio might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Announced: 2009-03-17
Revised: 2009-03-17
Access: remote
Bugs: #245649
Advisory: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-31

Affected packages

Package	Arch	Vulnerable	Unaffected
media-libs/libcdaudio	*	< 0.99.12-r1	>= 0.99.12-r1

Background

libcdaudio is a library of CD audio related routines.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow has been reported in the cddb_read_disc_data() function in cddb.c when processing overly long CDDB data.

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libcdaudio users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.12-r1"

References

CVE-2008-5030

▸ GLSA 200504-07 GnomeVFS, libcdaudio: CDDB response overflow this version unaffected normal remote 2005-04-08

The GnomeVFS and libcdaudio libraries contain a buffer overflow that can be triggered by a large CDDB response, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Announced: 2005-04-08
Revised: 2005-04-13 (revision 2)
Access: remote
Bugs: #84936
Advisory: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200504-07

Affected packages

Package	Arch	Vulnerable	Unaffected
gnome-base/gnome-vfs	*	< 2.8.4-r1	>= 2.8.4-r1, >= 1.0.5-r4 (revision)
media-libs/libcdaudio	*	< 0.99.10-r1	>= 0.99.10-r1

Background

GnomeVFS is a filesystem abstraction library for the GNOME desktop environment. libcdaudio is a multi-platform CD player development library. They both include code to query CDDB servers to get Audio CD track titles.

Description

Joseph VanAndel has discovered a buffer overflow in Grip when processing large CDDB results (see GLSA 200503-21). The same overflow is present in GnomeVFS and libcdaudio code.

Impact

A malicious CDDB server could cause applications making use of GnomeVFS or libcdaudio libraries to crash, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GnomeVFS users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose gnome-base/gnome-vfs

All libcdaudio users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.10-r1"