[ GLSA 200903-03 ] Audacity: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-03

                                        http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: Normal
Title: Audacity: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 06, 2009
Bugs: #253493
ID: 200903-03

Synopsis

A boundary error in Audacity allows for the execution of arbitrary
code.

Background

Audacity is a free cross-platform audio editor.

Affected packages

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 Package               /  Vulnerable  /                 Unaffected
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1 media-sound/audacity < 1.3.6 >= 1.3.6

Description

Houssamix discovered a boundary error in the
String_parse::get_nonspace_quoted() function in
lib-src/allegro/strparse.cpp.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user into importing a specially
crafted *.gro file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a
Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Audacity users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=media-sound/audacity-1.3.6&quot;

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0490
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0490

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-03.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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.