DSA-1584-1 libfishsound -- buffer overflow

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1584-1 libfishsound -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

21 May 2008

Affected Packages:

libfishsound

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 475152.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1686.

More information:

It was discovered that libfishsound, a simple programming interface that wraps Xiph.Org audio codecs, didn't correctly handle negative values in a particular header field. This could allow malicious files to execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.0-2etch4.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.0-2.2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libfishsound package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound_0.7.0.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound_0.7.0-2etch4.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound_0.7.0-2etch4.diff.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_ia64.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dbg_0.7.0-2etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1_0.7.0-2etch4_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libf/libfishsound/libfishsound1-dev_0.7.0-2etch4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.