Package : alsaplayer Vulnerability : buffer overrun Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2007-5301 Debian Bug : 446034
Erik Sjölund discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Ogg Vorbis input plugin of the alsaplayer audio playback application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability through the opening of a maliciously-crafted Vorbis file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), the problem has been fixed in version 0.99.76-9+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), the problem was fixed in version 0.99.80~rc4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your alsaplayer packages.
Upgrade instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------
