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[ GLSA 200805-15 ] libid3tag: Denial of Service
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:48:41 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: libid3tag: Denial of Service Date: May 14, 2008 Bugs: #210564 ID: 200805-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in libid3tag. Background ========== libid3tag is an ID3 tag manipulation library. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libid3tag < 0.15.1b-r2 >= 0.15.1b-r2 Description =========== Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0'. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3 file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2109 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2109 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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