Package : vlc Vulnerability : format string Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-0017 BugTraq ID : 21852 Debian Bug : 405425
Kevin Finisterre discovered several format string problems in vlc, a multimedia player and streamer, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2.
For the testing distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.6.a.debian-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------
