GLSA 200709-03 Streamripper: Buffer overflow

Posted by Bob on: 09/13/2007 08:25 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Streamripper: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200709-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Streamripper: Buffer overflow
Date: September 13, 2007
Bugs: #188698
ID: 200709-03

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Streamripper,
allowing for user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Streamripper is a tool for extracting and recording mp3 files from a
Shoutcast stream.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/streamripper lt; 1.62.2 gt;= 1.62.2

Description
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Chris Rohlf discovered several boundary errors in the
httplib_parse_sc_header() function when processing HTTP headers.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious
streaming server, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running Streamripper.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Streamripper users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=media-sound/streamripper-1.62.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4337
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4337

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-200709-03.xml

Concerns?
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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 2007 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