[ GLSA 200609-06 ] AdPlug: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: AdPlug: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200609-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: September 12, 2006
Bug(s): #139593
ID: 200609-06

Synopsis


Multiple heap and buffer overflows exist in AdPlug.


Background


AdPlug is a free, cross-platform, and hardware-independent AdLib sound
player library.


Affected Packages

Package: media-libs/adplug
Vulnerable: < 2.0.1
Unaffected: >= 2.0.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


AdPlug is vulnerable to buffer and heap overflows when processing the
following types of files: CFF, MTK, DMO, U6M, DTM, and S3M.


Impact


By enticing a user to load a specially crafted file, an attacker could
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running AdPlug.


Workaround


There are no known workarounds at this time.


Resolution


All AdPlug users should update to the latest version: