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

[Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>]

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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
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VLC media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video
formats.

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  media-video/vlc      < 0.8.6c                           >= 0.8.6c

Description
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All VLC media player users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6c"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3316
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3316

Availability
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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
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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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