From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2007 - 08:47:12 CDT

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TITLE:
xmms.bx for BitchX id3 Tag Input Validation Error

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26489

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26489/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
xmms.bx for BitchX 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/15323/

DESCRIPTION:
Wouter Coekaerts has reported a vulnerability in xmms.bx, which can
be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to xmms.bx not correctly filtering
id3 tags before sending them to BitchX. This can be exploited to e.g.
send arbitrary commands to a server by tricking a user into playing
and announcing a specially crafted MP3 file.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.0. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not play and announce untrusted audio files. Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Wouter Coekaerts

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/nowplaying

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