Gentoo: 200812-05 Normal: Libsamplerate Buffer Overflow Threat
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December 2, 2008
A buffer overflow vulnerability in libsamplerate might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-05
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: libsamplerate: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: December 02, 2008
Bugs: #237037
ID: 200812-05
Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability in libsamplerate might lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Secret Rabbit Code (aka libsamplerate) is a Sample Rate Converter for
audio.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libsamplerate < 0.1.4 >= 0.1.4
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Russell O'Connor reported a buffer overflow in src/src_sinc.c related
to low conversion ratios.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user or...
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