RHSA-2010:0720: Moderate: mikmod security update
First published: Tue Sep 28 2010(Updated: )
MikMod is a MOD music file player for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating<br>systems. It supports various file formats including MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM,<br>ULT, and IT.<br>Multiple input validation flaws, resulting in buffer overflows, were<br>discovered in MikMod. Specially-crafted music files in various formats<br>could, when played, cause an application using the MikMod library to crash<br>or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996,<br>CVE-2007-6720)<br>All MikMod users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain<br>backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using<br>the MikMod library must be restarted for this update to take effect.<br>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/mikmod | <3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 | 3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 |
| redhat/mikmod | <3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 | 3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 |
| redhat/mikmod-devel | <3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 | 3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 |
| redhat/mikmod-devel | <3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 | 3.1.6-39.el5_5.1 |
| redhat/mikmod | <3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 | 3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 |
| redhat/mikmod | <3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 | 3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 |
| redhat/mikmod-devel | <3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 | 3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 |
| redhat/mikmod-devel | <3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 | 3.1.6-33.el4_8.1 |
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