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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-24
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Severity: Normal
Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 24, 2008
Bugs: #245774, #249391
ID: 200812-24
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC may lead to the remote execution of
arbitrary code.
Background
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VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/vlc < 0.9.8a >= 0.9.8a
Description
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Tobias Klein reported the following vulnerabilities:
* A stack-based buffer overflow when processing CUE image files in
modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c (CVE-2008-5032).
* A stack-based buffer overflow when processing RealText (.rt)
subtitle files in the ParseRealText() function in
modules/demux/subtitle.c (CVE-2008-5036).
* An integer overflow when processing RealMedia (.rm) files in the
ReadRealIndex() function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin,
leading to a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2008-5276).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CUE
image file, RealMedia file or RealText subtitle file, possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.9.8a"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-5032
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5032
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-5036
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5036
[ 3 ] CVE-2008-5276
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5276
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-200812-24.xml
Concerns?
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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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 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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