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[ GLSA 200707-12 ] VLC media player: Format string vulnerabilities


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Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:04:45 +0200
From: Raphael Marichez <falco@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200707-12 ] VLC media player: Format string vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200707-12
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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
[email protected] 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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