GLSA-201206-16 : TagLib: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59669

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-201206-16 (TagLib: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TagLib:
The 'analyzeCurrent()' function in ape/apeproperties.cpp contains a division by zero error (CVE-2012-1107).
The 'parse()' function in inogg/xiphcomment.cpp contains an error when processing the 'vendorLength' field (CVE-2012-1108).
The 'mid()' function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp contains an integer overflow error (CVE-2012-1584).
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a specially crafted OGG file with an application using TagLib, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All TagLib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/taglib-1.7.1' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59669

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201206-16.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 6/25/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:taglib, 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: 6/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1107, CVE-2012-1108, CVE-2012-1584

BID: 52284, 52290

GLSA: 201206-16