Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542

Gentoo: GLSA-202311-19 Normal: TunePimp Security Vulnerability Alert

gentoo
Calendar Grey July 28, 2006
Scroller Gentoo
VoxLure has a serious memory vulnerability that could lead to unauthorized code execution. Ensure all systems are updated for security.
A vulnerability in TunePimp has been reported which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-11 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: TunePimp: Buffer overflow Date: July 28, 2006 Bugs: #140184 ID: 200607-11

Synopsis ======= A vulnerability in TunePimp has been reported which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= The TunePimp library (also referred to as libtunepimp) is a development library geared towards developers who wish to create MusicBrainz enabled tagging applications.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/tunepimp <= 0.4.2 Vulnerable! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.
========== Kevin Kofler has reported a vulnerability where three stack variables are allocated with 255, 255 and 100 bytes respectively, yet 25...

Read the Full Advisory

Resolution

References

Availability

style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}

Concerns

Synopsis

Background

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Affected Packages

Impact

Workaround