Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:26:24 +0200
From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200807-13 ] VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-13
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Severity: Normal
Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 31, 2008
Bugs: #221959, #230692
ID: 200807-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC may allow for the 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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1 media-video/vlc < 0.8.6i >=3D 0.8.6=
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Description
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* Remi Denis-Courmont reported that VLC loads plugins from the
current working directory in an unsafe manner (CVE-2008-2147).
* Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research) reported an integer overflow error
in the Open() function in the file modules/demux/wav.c
(CVE-2008-2430).
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted .wav
file, and a local attacker could entice a user to run VLC from a
directory containing specially crafted modules, 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 ">=3Dmedia-video/vlc-0.8.6i"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-2147
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-2147
[ 2 ] CVE-2008-2430
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-2430
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-200807-13.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@gentoo.org 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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