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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..63c08c0ddd72 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200807-13"> + <title>VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC may allow for the execution of arbitrary + code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">vlc</product> + <announced>2008-07-31</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-07-31</revised> + <bug>221959</bug> + <bug>230692</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/vlc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.8.6i</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.8.6i</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <ul><li>Remi Denis-Courmont reported that VLC loads plugins from the + current working directory in an unsafe manner (CVE-2008-2147).</li> + <li>Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research) reported an integer overflow error + in the Open() function in the file modules/demux/wav.c + (CVE-2008-2430).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6i"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2147">CVE-2008-2147</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2430">CVE-2008-2430</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-05-22T17:39:12Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-06-03T15:20:33Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-07-22T11:52:52Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |