Ubuntu Security Notice USN-521-1
27th September, 2007
libmodplug vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- libmodplug
Details
Luigi Auriemma discovered that libmodplug did not properly sanitize
its input. A specially crafted AMF file could be used to exploit this
situation to cause buffer overflows and possibly execute arbitrary code
as the user.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- libmodplug0c2 1:0.7-5ubuntu0.6.10.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- libmodplug0c2 1:0.7-5ubuntu0.6.06.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.