libmusicbrainz MBHttp::Download buffer overflow
| libmusicbrainz-mbhttpdownload-bo (28367) |  High Risk |
Description:
libmusicbrainz is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the MBHttp::Download function in lib/http.cpp. By sending a large redirect HTTP reply, a remote attacker in control of a malicious MusicBrainz Web server could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on a victim's system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1162-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2006:025 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200610-09 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Luigi Auriemma Advisory 13 Aug 2006: Multiple buffer-overflows in libmusicbrainz 2.1.2.
- MusicBrainz: libmusicbrainz - MusicBrainz.
- BID-19508: Libmusicbrainz Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4197: Multiple buffer overflows in libmusicbrainz (aka mb_client or MusicBrainz Client Library) 2.1.2 and earlier, and SVN 8406 and earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) a long Location header by the HTTP server, which triggers an overflow in the MBHttp::Download function in lib/http.cpp; and (2) a long URL in RDF data, as demonstrated by a URL in an rdf:resource field in an RDF XML document, which triggers overflows in many functions in lib/rdfparse.c.
- DSA-1162: libmusicbrainz-2.0 -- buffer overflows
- GLSA-200610-09: libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2006:157: Updated musicbrainz packages fix buffer overflow vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:157-1: Updated musicbrainz packages fix buffer overflow vulnerabilities
- SA21404: libmusicbrainz Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016691: libmusicbrainz Buffer Overflows Let Remote Servers Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SR:2006:025: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-363-1: libmusicbrainz vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MusicBrainz libmusicbrainz 2.1.2
Reported:
Aug 13, 2006
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