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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-20.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-20.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6bb40160bab9 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-20.xml @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200404-20"> + <title>Multiple vulnerabilities in xine</title> + <synopsis> + Several vulnerabilities have been found in xine-ui and xine-lib, + potentially allowing an attacker to overwrite files with the rights of the + user. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">xine</product> + <announced>2004-04-27</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>45448</bug> + <bug>48107</bug> + <bug>48108</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/xine-ui" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.23-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">0.9.23-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="media-libs/xine-lib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1_rc3-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1_rc3-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + xine is a multimedia player allowing to play back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs + and decoding multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local + disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet. It is + available in Gentoo as a reusable library (xine-lib) with a standard + user interface (xine-ui). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Several vulnerabilities were found in xine-ui and xine-lib. By opening + a malicious MRL in any xine-lib based media player, an attacker can + write arbitrary content to an arbitrary file, only restricted by the + permissions of the user running the application. By opening a malicious + playlist in the xine-ui media player, an attacker can write arbitrary + content to an arbitrary file, only restricted by the permissions of the + user running xine-ui. Finally, a temporary file is created in an + insecure manner by the xine-check and xine-bugreport scripts, + potentially allowing a local attacker to use a symlink attack. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + These three vulnerabilities may alow an attacker to corrupt system + files, thus potentially leading to a Denial of Service. It is also + theoretically possible, though very unlikely, to use these + vulnerabilities to elevate the privileges of the attacker. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to + upgrade to the latest available versions of xine-ui and xine-lib. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users of xine-ui or another xine-based player should upgrade to the + latest stable versions: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=media-video/xine-ui-0.9.23-r2" + # emerge ">=media-video/xine-ui-0.9.23-r2" + + # emerge -pv ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1_rc3-r3" + # emerge ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1_rc3-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://xinehq.de/index.php/security">Xine Security Advisories</uri> + <uri link="http://nettwerked.mg2.org/advisories/xinebug">xine-bugreport and xine-check vulnerability</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0372">CVE-2004-0372</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1951">CVE-2004-1951</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |