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INFORMATION BULLETIN
alsaplayer Vulnerability
[Debian Security Advisory DSA-1538-1]
April 9, 2008 21:00 GMT Number S-259
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PROBLEM: There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Ogg Vorbis
input plugin of the alsaplayer audio playback application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability through the
opening of a maliciously-crafted Vorbis file could lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.
PLATFORM: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
DAMAGE: Execute of arbitrary code.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. Successful exploitation of this
ASSESSMENT: vulnerability through the opening of a maliciously-crafted
Vorbis file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
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CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: 6.4
TEMPORAL SCORE: 5.3
VECTOR: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-259.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1538
CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CVE-2007-5301
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[***** Start Debian Security Advisory DSA-1538-1 *****]
Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1538-1 alsaplayer -- buffer overrun
Date Reported:
04 Apr 2008
Affected Packages:
alsaplayer
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 446034.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5301.
More information:
Erik Sjölund discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Ogg Vorbis input plugin of the alsaplayer audio playback application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability through the opening of a maliciously-crafted Vorbis file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), the problem has been fixed in version 0.99.76-9+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), the problem was fixed in version 0.99.80~rc4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your alsaplayer packages.
Fixed in:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer_0.99.76-9+etch1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer_0.99.76-9+etch1.diff.gz
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer-dev_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/libalsaplayer0_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-daemon_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-gtk_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-nas_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-alsa_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-jack_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-xosd_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-common_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-esd_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-oss_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/alsaplayer/alsaplayer-text_0.99.76-9+etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
[***** End Debian Security Advisory DSA-1538-1 *****]
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