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Ubuntu Security Notice 995-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 995-1 – It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled songs with different channel counts. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted song file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed XM files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted XM file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed Impulse Tracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Impulse Tracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. It was discovered that libMikMod incorrectly handled certain malformed Ultratracker files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted Ultratracker file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/94351/USN-995-1.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/94351/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-995-1.html

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