Gentoo: GLSA-201203-10 Moderate: libmikmod Denial of Service
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March 6, 2012
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libmikmod may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition
Summary
Multiple boundary errors have been found in load_it.c in libmikmod, which may cause a buffer overflow.
Resolution
All libmikmod 3.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libmikmod-3.2.0_beta2-r3"
All libmikmod 3.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libmikmod-3.1.12-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
All libmikmod 3.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libmikmod-3.1.12-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2546 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2546 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2971 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2971
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-10
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Concerns
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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libmikmod: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 06, 2012
Bugs: #335892
ID: 201203-10
Background
libmikmod is a library to play a wide range of module formats.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libmikmod < 3.2.0_beta2-r3 >= 3.2.0_beta2-r3
*>= 3.1.12-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted files
in an application linked against libmikmod, possibly resulting in
execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running
the application, or Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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