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Gentoo: 200302-04 Critical: Bladeenc Arbitrary Code Execution

A wave file will let the attacker to execute all the code he wants on the victim.. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200302-04 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : bladeenc SUMMARY : arbitrary code execution DATE : 2003-02-05 12:55 UTC EXPLOIT : local - -------------------------------------------------------------------- From advisory: "A wave file let the attacker to execute all the code he want on the victim" Read the full advisory at: SOLUTION It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running media-sound/bladeenc upgrade to bladeenc-0.94.2-r1 as follows: emerge sync emerge -u bladeenc emerge clean - -------------------------------------------------------------------- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - GnuPG key is available at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- . The Gentoo team has issued a statement regarding the bladeenc arbitrary code execution vulnerability, outlining extensive information on mitigation strategies.. bladeenc security, Arbitrary Code Execution, Gentoo Security Advisory, exploit mitigation. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 05, 2003 •Critical Gentoo