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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d93563174531 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200905-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200905-09"> + <title>libsndfile: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libsndfile might + allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libsndfile</product> + <announced>2009-05-27</announced> + <revised count="01">2009-05-27</revised> + <bug>269863</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libsndfile" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.0.20</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.0.20</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing + sampled sound. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The following vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Tobias Klein reported that the header_read() function in + src/common.c uses user input for calculating a buffer size, possibly + leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1788).</li> + <li>The + vendor reported a boundary error in the aiff_read_header() function in + src/aiff.c, possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow + (CVE-2009-1791).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted AIFF + or VOC file in a program using libsndfile, possibly resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.20"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1788">CVE-2009-1788</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1791">CVE-2009-1791</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-05-22T17:42:40Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-05-25T09:17:01Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-05-25T11:57:08Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |