[ GLSA 200501-04 ] Shoutcast Server: Remote code execution

[Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200501-04
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Shoutcast Server: Remote code execution
      Date: January 05, 2005
      Bugs: #75482
        ID: 200501-04

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Synopsis
========

Shoutcast Server contains a possible buffer overflow that could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Shoutcast Server is Nullsoft's streaming audio server. It runs on a
variety of platforms, including Linux, and is extremely popular with
Internet broadcasters.

Affected packages
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     Package                           /   Vulnerable   /   Unaffected
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  1  media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin      <= 1.9.4-r1        >= 1.9.5

Description
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Part of the Shoutcast Server Linux binary has been found to improperly
handle sprintf() parsing.

Impact
======

A malicious attacker could send a formatted URL request to the
Shoutcast Server. This formatted URL would cause either the server
process to crash, or the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Shoutcast Server users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/shoutcast-server-bin-1.9.5"

References
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  [ 1 ] BugTraq Announcement
        http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385350

Availability
============

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

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-04.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 2004 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/2.0

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