Gentoo alert 200610-09 (musicbrainz)

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Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon@gentoo.org>
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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200610-09 ] libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
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Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:07:01 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200610-09
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   Severity: Normal
      Title: libmusicbrainz: Multiple buffer overflows
       Date: October 22, 2006
       Bugs: #144089
         ID: 200610-09

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Synopsis
========

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in libmusicbrainz, which
could lead to a Denial of Service or possibly the execution of
arbitrary code.

Background
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libmusicbrainz is a client library used to access MusicBrainz music
meta data.

Affected packages
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      Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
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   1  media-libs/musicbrainz       < 2.1.4                     >= 2.1.4

Description
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Luigi Auriemma reported a possible buffer overflow in the
MBHttp::Download function of lib/http.cpp as well as several possible
buffer overflows in lib/rdfparse.c.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could be able to execute arbitrary code or cause
Denial of Service by making use of an overly long "Location" header in
an HTTP redirect message from a malicious server or a long URL in
malicious RDF feeds.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libmusicbrainz users should upgrade to the latest version:

     # emerge --sync
     # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.4"

References
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   [ 1 ] CVE-2006-4197
         http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4197

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-200610-09.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 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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