Debian Jessie DSA-3735-1 Critical: SPC700 Code Execution Issue
debian
December 15, 2016
Chris Evans discovered that incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio co-processor of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System allows the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed SP...
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Summary
Chris Evans discovered that incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio
co-processor of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System allows the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed SPC music file is opened.
Further information can be found at
https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux-using-snes.html
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.5-2+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.0-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your game-music-emu packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: game-music-emu
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