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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e61e0c93 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200701-24"> + <title>VLC media player: Format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + VLC media player improperly handles format strings, allowing for the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">vlc</product> + <announced>January 26, 2007</announced> + <revised>January 26, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>159845</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/vlc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.8.6-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.8.6-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + VLC media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video + formats. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Kevin Finisterre has discovered that when handling media locations, + various functions throughout VLC media player make improper use of + format strings. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media + location or M3U file with VLC media player, and execute arbitrary code + on the system with the rights of the user running VLC media player. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All VLC media player users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0017">CVE-2007-0017</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:30:46 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:08:55 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:10:51 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> +</glsa> |