SB2017080783 - Out-of-bounds read in lame (Alpine package)
Published: August 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017080783
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9101)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The fill_buffer_resample function in util.c in libmp3lame.a in LAME 3.99.5. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a050919028df7e95af6ae9babd244b81504363cd
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b4613423f9e2e77ef531c4ee48f860e896f2da1d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ef6ff77b8dc502dac851b839126109c115bb4326
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ff08de0745689aeee1834062c6ed577d0c3cd1aa
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1900edcab539a7ab32e3ad868597f7358fa798ad
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=22711d8124dcf1724b3b0ae900bf89567c5b979a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6826747b05fd69a8385c80f7ba19d2260dd32ba
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7f60893b079de3f360f2d63a76079f32a019f042