GLSA 200805-15: libid3tag: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | libid3tag: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 05/14/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200805-15 |
Synopsis
A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in libid3tag.Background
libid3tag is an ID3 tag manipulation library.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/libid3tag | < 0.15.1b-r2 | >= 0.15.1b-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0'.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3 file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-r2"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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