First published: Wed Apr 27 2005(Updated: )
The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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ALSA Library | =1.0.6 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =4.0 |
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CVE-2005-0087 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution.
To fix CVE-2005-0087, update the alsa-lib package to the latest version that has stack protection enabled.
CVE-2005-0087 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 systems that use alsa-lib version 1.0.6.
CVE-2005-0087 can be exploited in conjunction with other vulnerabilities in the libasound.so library.
Yes, Red Hat has provided security patches for CVE-2005-0087 in their errata documentation.