AlsaPlayer reconnect() function buffer overflow
| alsaplayer-reconnect-bo (28306) |  High Risk |
Description:
AlsaPlayer is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the reconnect() function in reader/http/http.c. By sending an HTTP request containing a specially-crafted 'Location' HTTP response header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- AlsaPlayer, AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AlsaPlayer (0.99.77 or later), available from the AlsaPlayer Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AlsaPlayer Web site, AlsaPlayer at http://www.alsaplayer.org/.
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 09 Aug 2006, Multiple buffer-overflows in AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/alsapbof-adv.txt.
Reported:
Aug 09, 2006
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