libcdaudio cddb.c buffer overflow
| libcdaudio-cddb-bo (46392) |  High Risk |
Description:
libcdaudio is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the cddb.c source file. By sending an overly large amount of data, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the library to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. See References.
References:
- gmane Mailing List, Thomas Biege | 5 Nov 09:06: CVE request: libcdaudio.
- libcdaudio Web page: libcdaudio.
- SourceForge.net: Detail: 1288043 : buffer overflow in cddb_read_disc_data.
- BID-32122: libcdaudio 'cddb.c' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-5030: Heap-based buffer overflow in the cddb_read_disc_data function in cddb.c in libcdaudio 0.99.12p2 allows remote CDDB servers to execute arbitrary code via long CDDB data.
- DSA-1665: libcdaudio -- heap overflow
- GLSA-200903-31: libcdaudio: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- MDVSA-2008:233: libcdaudio
- MDVSA-2008:233-1: libcdaudio
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3132: libcdaudio cddb_read_disc_data() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.10
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.11
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.12
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.12 p2
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.4
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.5
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.6
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.7
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.8
- libcdaudio libcdaudio 0.99.9
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
Reported:
Nov 05, 2008
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