GLSA-200604-15 : xine-ui: Format string vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 21297

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200604-15 (xine-ui: Format string vulnerabilities)

Ludwig Nussel discovered that xine-ui incorrectly implements formatted printing.
Impact :

By constructing a malicious playlist file, a remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All xine-ui users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/xine-ui-0.99.4-r5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200604-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21297

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200604-15.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/28/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xine-ui, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1905

GLSA: 200604-15