GLSA 200903-03: Audacity: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Audacity: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/06/2009
Bugs:	#253493
ID:	200903-03

Synopsis

A boundary error in Audacity allows for the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Audacity is a free cross-platform audio editor.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-sound/audacity	< 1.3.6	>= 1.3.6	All supported architectures

Description

Houssamix discovered a boundary error in the String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted() function in lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user into importing a specially crafted *.gro file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Audacity users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/audacity-1.3.6"

References

CVE-2009-0490

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-03.xml

Concerns?

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