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Debian: DSA-2226-1 Critical: Libmodplug Buffer Overflow Exploit

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Calendar Grey April 26, 2011
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A critical vulnerability in Ubuntu's libmodplug might permit unauthorized code execution. Users are urged to update promptly to maintain system integrity.
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Summary

M. Lucinskij and P. Tumenas discovered a buffer overflow in the code for
processing S3M tracker files in the Modplug tracker music library, which
may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.4-1+lenny2.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:0.8.8.1-1+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:0.8.8.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmodplug packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libmodplug
CVE ID: CVE-2011-1574

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