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xine-lib CDDB Client Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17099
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Release Date:
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2005-10-10
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Popularity:
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8,158 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | xine-lib 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2967
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Description:
Ulf Harnhammar has reported a vulnerability in xine-lib, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in "input_cdda.c" when writing CD metadata retrieved from a CDDB server to a cache file. This may be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a user's system when the user plays a CD, which causes xine-lib to download potentially malicious CD metadata from a CDDB server.
Successful exploitation requires that the attacker e.g. modifies entries on the CDDB server, trick the user into connecting to a malicious CDDB server, or trick the user into visiting a website containing embedded xine Audio CD MRL (Media Resource Locator).
The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* All 1-beta releases starting with and including 1-beta3.
* All 1-rc releases.
* All 1.0 releases up to and including 1.0.2.
* The 1.1.0 release.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.3a.
http://xinehq.de/index.php/releases
The vulnerability has also been fixed in the CVS repositories.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Ulf Harnhammar
Original Advisory:
Xine:
http://xinehq.de/index.php/security/XSA-2005-1
Gentoo Bugzilla:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107854
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