xine-lib: arbitrary code execution
| Package(s): | xine-lib |
CVE #(s): | CAN-2005-2967
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| Created: | October 10, 2005 |
Updated: | October 12, 2005 |
| Description: |
Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in the CDDB
module's cache file handling in the Xine library, which is used by packages
such as xine-ui, totem-xine, and gxine. By tricking an user into playing a
particular audio CD which has a specially-crafted CDDB entry, a remote
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user running the application. Since CDDB servers
usually allow anybody to add and modify information, this exploit does not
even require a particular CDDB server to be selected. |
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