GLSA 200610-09: libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
Date:	10/22/2006
Bugs:	#144089
ID:	200610-09

Synopsis

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in libmusicbrainz, which could lead to a Denial of Service or possibly the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

libmusicbrainz is a client library used to access MusicBrainz music meta data.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/musicbrainz	< 2.1.4	>= 2.1.4	All supported architectures

Description

Luigi Auriemma reported a possible buffer overflow in the MBHttp::Download function of lib/http.cpp as well as several possible buffer overflows in lib/rdfparse.c.

Impact

A remote attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service by making use of an overly long "Location" header in an HTTP redirect message from a malicious server or a long URL in malicious RDF feeds.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libmusicbrainz users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.4"

References

CVE-2006-4197

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200610-09.xml

Concerns?

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