Kevin Finisterre has discovered that when handling media locations,
various functions throughout VLC media player make improper use of
format strings.
Impact
======
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.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All vlc users should upgrade to the latest version:
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 (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2007 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.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-24
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Severity: Normal
Title: VLC media player: Format string vulnerability
Date: January 26, 2007
Bugs: #159845
ID: 200701-24
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Synopsis
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VLC media player improperly handles format strings, allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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VLC media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video
formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/vlc < 0.8.6-r1 >= 0.8.6-r1
Description
===========
Kevin Finisterre has discovered that when handling media locations,
various functions throughout VLC media player make improper use of
format strings.
Impact
======
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.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All vlc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-0017
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0017
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml
Concerns?
=========
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 (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2007 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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