1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-445-1

USN-445-1: XMMS vulnerabilities

Publication date

27 March 2007

Overview

XMMS vulnerabilities

Releases

Details

Sven Krewitt of Secunia Research discovered that XMMS did not correctly
handle BMP images when loading GUI skins. If a user were tricked into
loading a specially crafted skin, a remote attacker could execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.

Sven Krewitt of Secunia Research discovered that XMMS did not correctly
handle BMP images when loading GUI skins. If a user were tricked into
loading a specially crafted skin, a remote attacker could execute
arbitrary code with user privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart XMMS or reboot your computer to effect 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
6.10 edgy xmms –  1.2.10+cvs20060429-1ubuntu2.1
6.06 dapper xmms –  1.2.10+cvs20050809-4ubuntu5.1
5.10 breezy xmms –  1.2.10+cvs20050209-2ubuntu2.1

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