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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200805-15
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: libid3tag: Denial of Service
      Date: May 14, 2008
      Bugs: #210564
        ID: 200805-15

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Synopsis
========

A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in libid3tag.

Background
==========

libid3tag is an ID3 tag manipulation library.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package               /   Vulnerable   /               Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  media-libs/libid3tag     < 0.15.1b-r2               >=3D 0.15.1b-r2

Description
===========

Kentaro Oda reported an infinite loop in the file field.c when parsing
an MP3 file with an ID3_FIELD_TYPE_STRINGLIST field that ends in '\0'.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MP3
file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All libid3tag users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=3Dmedia-libs/libid3tag-0.15.1b-=
r2"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2109
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-2109

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-15.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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