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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200903-31
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: libcdaudio: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
      Date: March 17, 2009
      Bugs: #245649
        ID: 200903-31

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in libcdaudio might allow for the remote execution of
arbitrary code.

Background
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libcdaudio is a library of CD audio related routines.

Affected packages
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     Package                /   Vulnerable   /              Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/libcdaudio     < 0.99.12-r1              >= 0.99.12-r1

Description
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A heap-based buffer overflow has been reported in the
cddb_read_disc_data() function in cddb.c when processing overly long
CDDB data.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious CDDB
server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libcdaudio users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcdaudio-0.99.12-r1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5030
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5030

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-31

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/