Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900443
Category:Denial of Service
Title:MikMod Module Player Denial of Service Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:MikMod Module Player is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
MikMod Module Player is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following issues exist:

- libmikmod library using a global variable to keep track of the number of
channels can be exploited to crash an application using the library by
loading a module with more channels than the currently playing module.

- Error when processing the header of certain XM files which can be
exploited to crash an application using the library via a specially
crafted XM file.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker crash the application to cause
denial-of-service condition.

Affected Software/OS:
MikMod Module Player version 3.1.11 to 3.2.0 on Linux.

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0179
BugTraq ID: 33240
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33240
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01305.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01312.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476339
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:006 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.