[ GLSA 200503-21 ] Grip: CDDB response overflow

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Grip: CDDB response overflow (GLSA 200503-21)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 17, 2005
Bug(s): #84704
ID: 200503-21

Synopsis

Grip contains a buffer overflow that can be triggered by a large CDDB response, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Grip is a GTK+ based audio CD player/ripper.

Affected Packages

Package: media-sound/grip
Vulnerable: < 3.3.0
Unaffected: >= 3.3.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Joseph VanAndel has discovered a buffer overflow in Grip when processing large CDDB results.

Impact

A malicious CDDB server could cause Grip to crash by returning more then 16 matches, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

Disable automatic CDDB queries, but we highly encourage users to upgrade to 3.3.0.

Resolution

All Grip users should upgrade to the latest version: