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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201702-02 ] RTMPDump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 02:13:03
Message-Id: 9a88479d-6817-7e1c-f99a-1a32bdc091a4@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: RTMPDump: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: February 06, 2017
10 Bugs: #570242
11 ID: 201702-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RTMPDump, the worst of
19 which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
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24 RTMPDump is an RTMP client intended to stream audio or video flash
25 content
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-video/rtmpdump < 2.4_p20161210 >= 2.4_p20161210
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RTMPDump.
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40 The following is a list of vulnerabilities fixed:
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42 * Additional decode input size checks
43 * Ignore zero-length packets
44 * Potential integer overflow in RTMPPacket_Alloc().
45 * Obsolete RTMPPacket_Free() call left over from original C++ to C
46 rewrite
47 * AMFProp_GetObject must make sure the prop is actually an object
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49 Impact
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52 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
53 flash file using RTMPDump. This could possibly result in the execution
54 of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of
55 Service condition.
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57 Workaround
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60 There is no known workaround at this time.
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62 Resolution
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65 All RTMPDump users should upgrade to the latest version:
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67 # emerge --sync
68 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-video/rtmpdump-2.4_p20161210"
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70 References
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73 [ 1 ] OSS ML CVE Request
74 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/30/1
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76 Availability
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79 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
80 the Gentoo Security Website:
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82 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-02
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84 Concerns?
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87 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
88 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
89 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
90 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
91 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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93 License
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96 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
97 belongs to its owner(s).
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99 The contents of this document are licensed under the
100 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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102 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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