GLSA 201707-02: Game Music Emu: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:Game Music Emu: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:07/08/2017
Bugs: #603092
ID:201707-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Game Music Emu, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Game Music Emu is a multi-purpose console music emulator and player library.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-libs/game-music-emu < 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Game Music Emu. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SPC music file, using Game Music Emu or an application linked against the Game Music Emu library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Game Music Emu users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/game-music-emu-0.6.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-02.xml

Concerns?

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License

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