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Kaffeine Player "http_peek()" Function Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19525
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Release Date:
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2006-04-04
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Popularity:
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7,739 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: | Kaffeine Player 0.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Kaffeine Player, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "http_peek()" function when creating HTTP request headers for retrieving remote playlists. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted remote playlist.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability affects versions 0.4.2 through 0.7.1.
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