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GLSA-201206-16 : TagLib: Multiple vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59669
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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-201206-16 (TagLib: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TagLib:
The 'analyzeCurrent()' function in ape/apeproperties.cpp contains a division by zero error (CVE-2012-1107).
The 'parse()' function in inogg/xiphcomment.cpp contains an error when processing the 'vendorLength' field (CVE-2012-1108).
The 'mid()' function in toolkit/tbytevector.cpp contains an integer overflow error (CVE-2012-1584).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a specially crafted OGG file with an application using TagLib, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All TagLib users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/taglib-1.7.1' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59669
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201206-16.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 6/25/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:taglib, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/22/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1107, CVE-2012-1108, CVE-2012-1584
GLSA: 201206-16