1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1255-1

USN-1255-1: libmodplug vulnerabilities

Publication date

9 November 2011

Overview

libmodplug could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • libmodplug - Library for mod music based on ModPlug

Details

Hossein Lotfi discovered that libmodplug did not correctly handle certain
malformed media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a crafted media file, an attacker could cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2011-2911, CVE-2011-2912, CVE-2011-2913)

It was discovered that libmodplug did not correctly handle certain
malformed media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a crafted media file, an attacker could cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2011-2914, CVE-2011-2915)

Hossein Lotfi discovered that libmodplug did not correctly handle certain
malformed media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a crafted media file, an attacker could cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2011-2911, CVE-2011-2912, CVE-2011-2913)

It was discovered that libmodplug did not correctly handle certain
malformed media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a crafted media file, an attacker could cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2011-2914, CVE-2011-2915)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
11.10 oneiric libmodplug1 –  1:0.8.8.2-3ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty libmodplug1 –  1:0.8.8.1-2ubuntu0.3
10.10 maverick libmodplug1 –  1:0.8.8.1-1ubuntu1.3
10.04 lucid libmodplug0c2 –  1:0.8.7-1ubuntu0.3

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