Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in libmms, as used by (a) MiMMS 0.0.9 and (b) xine-lib 1.1.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) send_command, (2) string_utf16, (3) get_data, and (4) get_media_packet functions, and possibly other functions.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | libmms | 0.2-7 | — |
| Debian 12 | libmms | 0.2-7 | — |
References
- 23512 third-party-advisory
- USN-315-1 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-2487 vdb-entry
- 21036 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:117 vendor-advisory
- SSA:2006-357-05 vendor-advisory
- USN-309-1 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468432
- MDKSA-2006:121 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374577
- 18608 vdb-entry
- 20749 third-party-advisory
- 21023 third-party-advisory
- 23218 third-party-advisory
- 21139 third-party-advisory
- 20964 third-party-advisory
- 20948 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200607-07 vendor-advisory