TITLE:
abc2ps ABC Music File Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19787

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
abc2ps 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/9542/

DESCRIPTION:
Erik Sjölund has reported some vulnerabilities in abc2ps, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to various boundary errors when
processing ABC music files. This can be exploited to cause a
stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted ABC music file.

SOLUTION:
Do not process ABC music files originating from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Erik Sjölund

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1041

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