- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: libid3tag: Denial of Service Date: May 14, 2008 Bugs: #210564 ID: 200805-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in libid3tag. Background ========== libid3tag is an ID3 tag manipulation library. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libid3tag < 0.15.1b-r2 >= 0.15.1b-r2 Description =========== Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0'. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3 file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2109 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2109 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2008 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/2.5
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