<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200909-02"> <title>libvorbis: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis> A processing error in libvorbis might result in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">libvorbis</product> <announced>2009-09-07</announced> <revised count="01">2009-09-07</revised> <bug>280590</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-libs/libvorbis" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">1.2.3</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.3</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> libvorbis is the reference implementation of the Xiph.org Ogg Vorbis audio file format. It is used by many applications for playback of Ogg Vorbis files. </p> </background> <description> <p> Lucas Adamski reported that libvorbis does not correctly process file headers, related to static mode headers and encoding books. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker could entice a user to play a specially crafted OGG Vorbis file using an application that uses libvorbis, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p> There is no known workaround at this time. </p> </workaround> <resolution> <p> All libvorbis users should upgrade to the latest version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvorbis-1.2.3"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2663">CVE-2009-2663</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-08-31T02:17:32Z"> a3li </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-08-31T02:42:12Z"> a3li </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-08-31T03:38:56Z"> a3li </metadata> </glsa>