GLSA 200903-31: libcdaudio: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libcdaudio: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/17/2009
Bugs:	#245649
ID:	200903-31

Synopsis

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

Background

libcdaudio is a library of CD audio related routines.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/libcdaudio	< 0.99.12-r1	>= 0.99.12-r1	All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-31.xml

Concerns?

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