GLSA 200612-02: xine-lib: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	xine-lib: Buffer overflow
Date:	12/09/2006
Bugs:	#156645
ID:	200612-02

Synopsis

xine-lib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Real Media input plugin, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

xine is a portable and reusable multimedia playback engine. xine-lib is xine's core engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/xine-lib	< 1.1.2-r3	>= 1.1.2-r3	All supported architectures

Description

A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the Real Media input plugin.

Impact

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user into loading a specially crafted stream with xine or an application using xine-lib. This can lead to a Denial of Service and possibly the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.2-r3"

References

CVE-2006-6172

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-02.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.