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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 201101-03 ] libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitr |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201101-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: January 15, 2011
Bug(s): #345559
ID: 201101-03
Synopsis
Timothy B. Terriberry discovered that libvpx contains an integer overflow
vulnerability in the processing of video streams that may allow
user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Background
libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams,
typically within a WebM format media file.
Affected Packages
Package: media-libs/libvpx
Vulnerable: < 0.9.5
Unaffected: >= 0.9.5
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
libvpx is vulnerable to an integer overflow vulnerability when
processing crafted VP8 video streams.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-0.9.5" |
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.
References
CVE-2010-4203 |
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