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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55571 |
Category: | Slackware Local Security Checks |
Title: | Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-283-01) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'xine-lib' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-283-01 advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'xine-lib' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-283-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. A format string bug may allow the execution of arbitrary code as the user running a xine-lib linked application. The attacker must provide (by uploading or running a server) specially crafted CDDB information and then get the user to play the referenced audio CD. The official Xine advisory may be found here: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/xine-lib-1.0.3a-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to xine-lib-1.0.3a. This fixes a format string bug where an attacker, if able to upload malicious information to a CDDB server and then get a local user to play a certain audio CD, may be able to run arbitrary code on the machine as the user running the xine-lib linked application. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'xine-lib' package(s) on Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG |
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