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Debian DSA-1706-1 : amarok - integer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 35383

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Tobias Klein discovered that integer overflows in the code the Amarok media player uses to parse Audible files may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the amarok packages.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.4-4etch1. Updated packages for sparc and arm will be provided later.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.10-2.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1706

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35383

File Name: debian_DSA-1706.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/16/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:amarok, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0135, CVE-2009-0136

BID: 33210

CWE: 119, 189

DSA: 1706