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TITLE:
libmodplug "PATinst()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34927

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34927/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in libmodplug, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially compromise an application using the library.

A boundary error exists within the "PATinst()" function in
src/load_pat.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by
e.g. tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted file in an
application using the library.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.8.7.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Manfred Tremmel and Stanislav Brabec

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2777467&group_id=1275&atid=301275

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