Xine .OGG file denial of service
| xine-ogg-dos (44040) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Xine is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when handling certain .OGG files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .OGG file, a remote attacker could cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.10
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- Mandriva, Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva, Linux 2009.0
- Xine, xine
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Xine (xine-lib 1.1.15 or later), available from the Xine-lib Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Hanno Boeck Web site, How long does it take to fix a crash-bug? at http://hboeck.de/archives/578-How-long-does-it-take-to-fix-a-crash-bug.html.
- oss-security Mailing List, Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:46:14 +0200, CVE requests: crashers by zzuf at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/3.
- Xine-lib Web site, xine-lib at http://xinehq.de/index.php/releases.
- BID-30699: xine-lib OGG Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3231: xine-lib before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted OGG file, as demonstrated by playing lol-ffplay.ogg with xine.
- MDVSA-2009:020: xine-lib
- SECTRACK ID: 1020703: xine-lib Bugs in Processing Media Files Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SR:2009:004: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-710-1: xine-lib vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2382: xine-lib Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 13, 2008
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