CheeseTronic Cheese Tracker loader_xm.cpp buffer overflow
| cheesetronic-loaderxm-bo (27957) |  High Risk |
Description:
CheeseTronic Cheese Tracker is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Loader::Error Loader_XM::load_instrument_internal() function in loader_xm.cpp. By creating a malicious XM file and persuading a potential victim to open the file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Cheese Tracker, Cheese Tracker 0.9.9 and prior
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1166-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200610-13 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 23 Jul 2006, Buffer-overflow in the XM loader of Cheese Tracker 0.9.9 at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/cheesebof-adv.txt.
- SourceForge.net: cheesetronic, SourceForge.net: cheesetronic at http://sourceforge.net/projects/cheesetronic.
- BID-19115: Cheese Tracker XM Loader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3814: Buffer overflow in the Loader_XM::load_instrument_internal function in loader_xm.cpp for Cheese Tracker 0.9.9 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a large amount of extra data.
- DSA-1166: cheesetracker -- buffer overflow
- GLSA-200610-13: Cheese Tracker: Buffer Overflow
Reported:
Jul 23, 2006
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