GLSA 200501-04: Shoutcast Server: Remote code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Shoutcast Server: Remote code execution
Date:	01/05/2005
Bugs:	#75482
ID:	200501-04

Synopsis

Shoutcast Server contains a possible buffer overflow that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Shoutcast Server is Nullsoft's streaming audio server. It runs on a variety of platforms, including Linux, and is extremely popular with Internet broadcasters.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin	<= 1.9.4-r1	>= 1.9.5	All supported architectures

Description

Part of the Shoutcast Server Linux binary has been found to improperly handle sprintf() parsing.

Impact

A malicious attacker could send a formatted URL request to the Shoutcast Server. This formatted URL would cause either the server process to crash, or the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Shoutcast Server users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin-1.9.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.