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 < 1.62.2 >= 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
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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 ">=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
