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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200501-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Shoutcast Server: Remote code execution
Date: January 05, 2005
Bugs: #75482
ID: 200501-04
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Synopsis
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Shoutcast Server contains a possible buffer overflow that could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Shoutcast Server is Nullsoft's streaming audio server. It runs on a
variety of platforms, including Linux, and is extremely popular with
Internet broadcasters.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin <= 1.9.4-r1 >= 1.9.5
Description
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Part of the Shoutcast Server Linux binary has been found to improperly
handle sprintf() parsing.
Impact
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A malicious attacker could send a formatted URL request to the
Shoutcast Server. This formatted URL would cause either the server
process to crash, or the execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Shoutcast Server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin-1.9.5"
References
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[ 1 ] BugTraq Announcement
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385350
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-04.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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