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Gentoo: GLSA-201402-05 Low: Banshee Arbitrary Code Execution

An environment variable processing error has been reported in Banshee, possibly allowing local attacker to load a specially crafted shared library. [More...]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: Banshee: Arbitrary code execution Date: February 05, 2014 Bugs: #345567 ID: 201402-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= An environment variable processing error has been reported in Banshee, possibly allowing local attacker to load a specially crafted shared library. Background ========= Banshee is a multimedia management and playback application for GNOME. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-sound/banshee < 1.8.0-r1 > = 1.8.0-r1 Description ========== Banshee places a zero-length directory name in PATH, which allows libraries to be loaded from the working directory. Impact ===== A local attacker could put specially crafted library into working directory of Banshee, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Banshee users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =media-sound/banshee-1.8.0-r1" NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 17, 2010. It is likely that your systemis already no longer affected by this issue. References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2010-3998 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3998 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-05 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2014 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/ . The Specter encounters a minor vulnerability concerning configuration settings, which may lead to possible unauthorized code execution.. Banshee Security,Gentoo Advisory,Arbitrary Code Execution,Local Attack,Media Sound. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 05, 2014 •Low Gentoo