GLSA 200909-06: aMule: Parameter injection

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Severity:	normal
Title:	aMule: Parameter injection
Date:	09/09/2009
Bugs:	#268163
ID:	200909-06

Synopsis

An input validation error in aMule enables remote attackers to pass arbitrary parameters to a victim's media player.

Background

aMule is an eMule-like client for the eD2k and Kademlia networks, supporting multiple platforms.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-p2p/amule	< 2.2.5	>= 2.2.5	All supported architectures

Description

Sam Hocevar discovered that the aMule preview function does not properly sanitize file names.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to download a file with a specially crafted file name to inject arbitrary arguments to the victim's video player.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All aMule users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/amule-2.2.5"

References

CVE-2009-1440

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200909-06.xml

Concerns?

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