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GLSA-200805-15 : libid3tag: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32352

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200805-15 (libid3tag: Denial of Service)

 Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\\0'.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3 file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32352

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200805-15.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/16/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libid3tag, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2109

GLSA: 200805-15