Summary
This host is installed with MikMod Module Player and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker crash the application to cause denial-of-service condition.
Impact level: Application
Solution
Apply Patch,
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=5 filename=31.xm-header.patch
att=1
bug=476339
Insight
- libmikmod library using a global variable to keep track of the number of channels can be exploited to crash an application using the library by loading a module with more channels than the currently playing module.
- Error when processing the header of certain XM files which can be exploited to crash an application using the library via a specially crafted XM file.
Affected
MikMod Module Player version 3.1.11 to 3.2.0 on Linux.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0179 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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