Secunia Security Advisory - Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in ml_ipod, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
ml_ipod "readAA()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23354
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23354/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
ml_ipod 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/12890/
DESCRIPTION:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in ml_ipod, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"readAA()" function in read_aa.cpp. This can be exploited to cause a
buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into opening a specially
crafted Audible.com (*.aa) file.
Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.00p19. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Fixed in the CVS repository.
http://mlipod.cvs.sourceforge.net/mlipod/ml_ipod/read_aa.cpp?r1=1.3.6.1&r2=1.3.6.2
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Luigi Auriemma
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/mlipodbof-adv.txt
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