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GLSA-201203-14 : Audacious Plugins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58379

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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-201203-14 (Audacious Plugins: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Audacious Plugins:
 The 'CSoundFile::ReadWav()' function in load_wav.cpp contains an integer overflow which could cause a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-2911).
 The 'CSoundFile::ReadS3M()' function in load_s3m.cpp contains multiple boundary errors which could cause a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2011-2912).
 The 'CSoundFile::ReadAMS()' function in load_ams.cpp contains an off-by-one error which could cause memory corruption (CVE-2011-2913).
 The 'CSoundFile::ReadDSM()' function in load_dms.cpp contains an off-by-one error which could cause memory corruption (CVE-2011-2914).
 The 'CSoundFile::ReadAMS2()' function in load_ams.cpp contains an off-by-one error which could cause memory corruption (CVE-2011-2915).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Audacious Plugins users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-plugins/audacious-plugins-3.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-14

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58379

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-14.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:audacious-plugins, 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: 3/16/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2911, CVE-2011-2912, CVE-2011-2913, CVE-2011-2914, CVE-2011-2915

BID: 48979

GLSA: 201203-14