Xine open_aiff_file function buffer overflow
| xine-openaifffile-bo (18611) |  High Risk |
Description:
xine is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the open_aiff_file function of the demux_aiff.c file. By creating a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges, once the file is processed by xine.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Xine, xine 1-rc5 and prior
- Xine, xine 1-rc7 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of xine-lib (1.0 or later), available from the xine Web site. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest xine-lib package as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:011 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1-0.rc3.6.3.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.1: 1-0.rc5.9.1.101mdk or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-01-07 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Dec 26 2004 - 09:56:07 CST, XSA-2004-7: stack overflow in AIFF demultiplexer at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0437.html.
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, xine-lib open_aiff_file overflows buffer at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/xine-lib.txt.
- xine Web site, xine - A Free Video Player at http://xinehq.de/.
- BID-11969: Xine-Lib Remote Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1300: Buffer overflow in the open_aiff_file function in demux_aiff.c for xine-lib (libxine) 1-rc7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AIFF file.
- GLSA-200501-07: xine-lib: Multiple overflows
- MDKSA-2005:011: Updated xine packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2005:002: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Dec 16, 2004
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