PT-2006-7565 · Abcmidi · Abcmidi

Erik Sjölund · Published 1970-01-01 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2006-1514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions abcmidi versions 20050101 and earlier

Description The issue concerns multiple buffer overflows in the abcmidi-yaps translator, which can be exploited remotely. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code via crafted ABC music files that trigger the overflows during translation into PostScript, potentially disrupting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For abcmidi version 20050101 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent remote attackers from executing arbitrary code. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the abcmidi-yaps translator until a patch is available. Avoid using the abcmidi package with untrusted ABC music files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03559

BDU:2015-03560

CVE-2006-1514

DSA-1043-1

Affected Products

Abcmidi

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1514 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19826 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03560 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03559 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1514 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19829 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/24974 · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-1043 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17704 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1043 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1531 · Note