<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200612-02"> <title>xine-lib: Buffer overflow</title> <synopsis> xine-lib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the Real Media input plugin, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">xine-lib</product> <announced>2006-12-09</announced> <revised count="01">2006-12-09</revised> <bug>156645</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-libs/xine-lib" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.1.2-r3</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.2-r3</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> xine is a portable and reusable multimedia playback engine. xine-lib is xine's core engine. </p> </background> <description> <p> A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the Real Media input plugin. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user into loading a specially crafted stream with xine or an application using xine-lib. This can lead to a Denial of Service and possibly the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.2-r3"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6172">CVE-2006-6172</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-12-03T14:51:06Z"> DerCorny </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-12-07T10:43:19Z"> vorlon </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-12-09T07:44:10Z"> jaervosz </metadata> </glsa>