GLSA-200907-07 : ModPlug: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 39778

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-200907-07 (ModPlug: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

Two vulnerabilities have been reported in ModPlug:
dummy reported an integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed() function when processing a MED file with a crafted song comment or song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1438).
Manfred Tremmel and Stanislav Brabec reported a buffer overflow in the PATinst() function when processing a long instrument name (CVE-2009-1513).
The GStreamer Bad plug-ins (gst-plugins-bad) before 0.10.11 built a vulnerable copy of ModPlug.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to read specially crafted files, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ModPlug users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libmodplug-0.8.7' gst-plugins-bad 0.10.11 and later versions do not include the ModPlug plug-in (it has been moved to media-plugins/gst-plugins-modplug). All gst-plugins-bad users should upgrade to the latest version and install media-plugins/gst-plugins-modplug:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.11' # emerge --ask --verbose 'media-plugins/gst-plugins-modplug'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200907-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39778

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200907-07.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gst-plugins-bad, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libmodplug, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1438, CVE-2009-1513

BID: 30801

CWE: 119, 189

GLSA: 200907-07