[ GLSA 200805-15 ] libid3tag: Denial of Service

[Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200805-15
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: libid3tag: Denial of Service
      Date: May 14, 2008
      Bugs: #210564
        ID: 200805-15

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Synopsis
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A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in libid3tag.

Background
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libid3tag is an ID3 tag manipulation library.

Affected packages
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     Package               /   Vulnerable   /               Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/libid3tag     < 0.15.1b-r2               >= 0.15.1b-r2

Description
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Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing
an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0'.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3
file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-r2"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2109
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2109

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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