AlsaPlayer vorbis input plugin buffer overflow
| alsaplayer-vorbis-input-bo (36996) |  High Risk |
Description:
AlsaPlayer is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking by the vorbis input plug-in. By sending a specially-crafted .OGG file with an overly long comment, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- AlsaPlayer, AlsaPlayer prior to 0.99.80-rc3
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AlsaPlayer (0.99.80-rc3 or later), available from the AlsaPlayer Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- AlsaPlayer Web site, AlsaPlayer at http://www.alsaplayer.org/.
- SourceForge.net: Files, AlsaPlayer - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: alsaplayer-0.99.80-rc3 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=249&release_id=544663.
- BID-25969: AlsaPlayer Vorbis Input Plug-in OGG Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5301: Buffer overflow in the vorbis_stream_info function in input/vorbis/vorbis_engine.c (aka the vorbis input plugin) in AlsaPlayer before 0.99.80-rc3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .OGG file with long comments.
- DSA-1538: alsaplayer -- buffer overrun
- SA27117: AlsaPlayer Vorbis Input Plug-in OGG Processing Buffer Overflows
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3393: AlsaPlayer Vorbis Plugin Data Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 06, 2007
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