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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201908-23 ] VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:40:51
Message-Id: 20190818022715.GJ5912@bubba.lan
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201908-23
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: August 18, 2019
10 Bugs: #688642
11 ID: 201908-23
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which
19 could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-video/vlc < 3.0.7 >= 3.0.7
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the
38 CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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40 Impact
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43 Remote attackers, by enticing a user to execute a specially crafted
44 media file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly
45 execute arbitrary code.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-3.0.7"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-12874
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12874
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-5439
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5439
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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