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From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200809-06 ] VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:22:54
Message-Id: 48C429CF.6090307@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-06
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: September 07, 2008
10 Bugs: #235238, #235589
11 ID: 200809-06
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15 Synopsis
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18 Two vulnerabilities in VLC may lead to the remote execution of
19 arbitrary 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 < 0.8.6i-r2 >= 0.8.6i-r2
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34 Description
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37 g_ reported the following vulnerabilities:
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39 * An integer overflow leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in the
40 Open() function in modules/demux/tta.c (CVE-2008-3732).
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42 * A signedness error leading to a stack-based buffer overflow in the
43 mms_ReceiveCommand() function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c
44 (CVE-2008-3794).
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46 Impact
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49 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
50 possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the
51 privileges of the user running the application.
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53 Workaround
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56 There is no known workaround at this time.
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58 Resolution
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61 All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
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63 # emerge --sync
64 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6i-r2"
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66 References
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69 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3732
70 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3732
71 [ 2 ] CVE-2008-3794
72 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3794
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74 Availability
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77 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
78 the Gentoo Security Website:
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80 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
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82 Concerns?
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85 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
86 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
87 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
88 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
89 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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91 License
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94 Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
95 belongs to its owner(s).
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97 The contents of this document are licensed under the
98 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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100 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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