Gentoo: GLSA-201406-06: Mumble: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mumble:
* A crafted length prefix value can trigger a heap-based buffer
overflow or NULL pointer dereference in the
opus_packet_get_samples_per_frame function (CVE-2014-0044)
* A crafted packet can trigger an error in the opus_decode_float
function, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-0045)
* A crafted SVG referencing local files can lead to resource exhaustion
or hangs (CVE-2014-3755)
* Mumble does not properly escape HTML in some external strings before
displaying them (CVE-2014-3756)
Resolution
All Mumble users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mumble-1.2.6"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0044 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0044 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0045 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0045 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-3755 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3755 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-3756 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3756
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-06
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.
Synopsis
Background
Mumble is low-latency voice chat software intended for use with gaming.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-sound/mumble < 1.2.6 >= 1.2.6
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.