1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-995-1

USN-995-1: libMikMod vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 September 2010

Overview

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Details

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled songs with different
channel counts. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted song file,
an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6720)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed XM
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted XM file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-0179)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed
Impulse Tracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted
Impulse Tracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2010-2546, CVE-2010-2971)

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It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled songs with different
channel counts. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted song file,
an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6720)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed XM
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted XM file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-0179)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed
Impulse Tracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted
Impulse Tracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2010-2546, CVE-2010-2971)

It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed
Ultratracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted
Ultratracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2009-3996)

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
9.10 karmic libmikmod2 –  3.1.11-6ubuntu4.1
9.04 jaunty libmikmod2 –  3.1.11-6ubuntu3.9.04.1
8.04 hardy libmikmod2 –  3.1.11-6ubuntu3.8.04.1

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