A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Speex: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Speex: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: April 17, 2008
Bugs: #217715
ID: 200804-17
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Synopsis
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Improper input validation in Speex might lead to array indexing
vulnerabilities in multiple player applications.
Background
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Speex is an audio compression format designed for speech that is free
of patent restrictions.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/speex < 1.2_beta3_p2 >= 1.2_beta3_p2
Description
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oCERT reported that the Speex library does not properly validate the
"mode" value it derives from Speex streams, allowing for array indexing
vulnerabilities inside multiple player applications. Within Gentoo,
xine-lib, VLC, gst-plugins-speex from the GStreamer Good Plug-ins,
vorbis-tools, libfishsound, Sweep, SDL_sound, and speexdec were found
to be vulnerable.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted Speex
file or network stream with an application listed above. This might
lead to the execution of arbitrary code with privileges of the user
playing the file.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Speex users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/speex-1.2_beta3_p2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1686
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1686
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-200804-17.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 2008 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
