loaders/load_it.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, does not properly account for the larger size of name##env relative to name##tick and name##node, which allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer over-read and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Impulse Tracker file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2546. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3995.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2010:0720 :

Updated mikmod packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

MikMod is a MOD music file player for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It supports various file formats including MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM, ULT, and IT.

Multiple input validation flaws, resulting in buffer overflows, were discovered in MikMod. Specially crafted music files in various formats could, when played, cause an application using the MikMod library to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996, CVE-2007-6720)

All MikMod users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using the MikMod library must be restarted for this update to take effect.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-10 (libmikmod: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

    Multiple boundary errors have been found in load_it.c in libmikmod,       which may cause a buffer overflow.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open specially crafted files in       an application linked against libmikmod, possibly resulting in execution       of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the       application, or Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled songs with different channel counts. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted song file, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2007-6720)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed XM files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted XM file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-0179)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed Impulse Tracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Impulse Tracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2010-2546, CVE-2010-2971)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed Ultratracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Ultratracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3996).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Updated mikmod packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

MikMod is a MOD music file player for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It supports various file formats including MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM, ULT, and IT.

Multiple input validation flaws, resulting in buffer overflows, were discovered in MikMod. Specially crafted music files in various formats could, when played, cause an application using the MikMod library to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996, CVE-2007-6720)

All MikMod users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using the MikMod library must be restarted for this update to take effect.

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in libmikmod :

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted samples or (2) crafted instrument definitions in an Impulse Tracker file (CVE-2009-3995).

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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Tomas Hoger discovered that the upstream fix for CVE-2009-3995 was insufficient. This update provides a corrected package.

Dyon Balding discovered buffer overflows in the MikMod sound library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into opening malformed Impulse Tracker or Ultratracker sound files.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
68105	Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : mikmod (ELSA-2010-0720)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
58220	GLSA-201203-10 : libmikmod: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
49764	Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 9.04 / 9.10 : libmikmod vulnerabilities (USN-995-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
49745	RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : mikmod (RHSA-2010:0720)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
49714	CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : mikmod (CESA-2010:0720)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
48345	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libmikmod (MDVSA-2010:151)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
48224	Debian DSA-2081-1 : libmikmod - buffer overflow	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
47736	Debian DSA-2071-1 : libmikmod - buffer overflows	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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