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Pufferüberläufe in VLC |
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200707-12 |
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Gentoo |
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Keine Angabe |
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Sa, 28. Juli 2007, 22:20 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3316 |
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VLC media player |
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Severity: Normal Title: VLC media player: Format string vulnerabilities Date: July 28, 2007 Bugs: #182389 ID: 200707-12
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Synopsis ========
A vulnerability has been discovered in VLC media player, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ==========
VLC media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video formats.
Affected packages =================
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/vlc < 0.8.6c >= 0.8.6c
Description ===========
David Thiel from iSEC Partners Inc. discovered format string errors in various plugins when parsing data. The affected plugins include Vorbis, Theora, CDDA and SAP.
Impact ======
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running VLC media player.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All VLC media player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6c"
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-3316 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3316
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-12.xml
Concerns? =========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License =======
Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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