Buffer overflow in libao (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-11548
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

libao (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor IBM Corporation
Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33134

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11548

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing MP3 files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MP3 file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.2.1

libao (Alpine package): 2.51-1

libao (Alpine package): 1.2.0

libao (Alpine package): 1.4.39

libao (Alpine package): 0.5.7-4ubuntu1

libao (Alpine package): 2.5

libao (Alpine package): 9.0

libao (Alpine package):

libao (Alpine package): before 1.2.0-r2

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e5f7b0f0ac7088b89181212362d45e2c203f295a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0439db0e8fe38c38d7554a00de91b1e21342b9cc
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4f58b79a6544fc3beb087a9e37b12f46baa371de
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=688f0853340c1c7833c971a259db367552d5c537
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a6a6bcff1f6b6dcf3aa2991d43f73b1948084d66
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d25107e8a0abff1db592d5a79b4cd03b670ff905
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e31e4436408d168bc3b7ca4c27163e80101a874f


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



###SIDEBAR###