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diff --git a/glsa-200802-12.xml b/glsa-200802-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..94174169 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200802-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200802-12"> + <title>xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + xine-lib is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows when processing FLAC + and ASF streams. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xine-lib</product> + <announced>February 26, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 03, 2008: 02</revised> + <bug>209106</bug> + <bug>208100</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/xine-lib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.1.10.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.10.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + xine-lib is the core library package for the xine media player. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Damian Frizza and Alfredo Ortega (Core Security Technologies) + discovered a stack-based buffer overflow within the open_flac_file() + function in the file demux_flac.c when parsing tags within a FLAC file + (CVE-2008-0486). A buffer overflow when parsing ASF headers, which is + similar to CVE-2006-1664, has also been discovered (CVE-2008-1110). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to play specially crafted FLAC or + ASF video streams with a player using xine-lib, potentially resulting + in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user + running the player. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.10.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1664">CVE-2006-1664</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0486">CVE-2008-0486</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1110">CVE-2008-1110</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:00 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:16 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:46:42 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |