This bug was fixed in the package vlc -
0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1
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vlc (0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1) hardy-security;
urgency=low
* SECURITY UPDATE: multiple denials of service, arbitrary code execution and
arbitrary file overwriting vulnerabilities. (LP: #238873)
- debian/patches/032_CVE-2007-6683.diff: Assume unsafe Mozilla variable
settings. Fixes file overwriting. Patch from upstream git.
- debian/patches/033_CVE-2008-0073.diff: Check that the RTSP stream ID
isn't too large. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
- debian/patches/034_CVE-2008-1686.diff: Check that the Speex header mode
is positive. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
- debian/patches/038_CVE-2008-1768.diff: Fix a buffer overflow in the MP4
decoder, and an integer overflow in both the Cinepak and Real decoders.
Patches from upstream git.
- debian/patches/035_CVE-2008-1769.diff: Perform an appropriate boundary
check on frames in Cinepak streams. Fixes denial of service. Patch from
upstream git.
- debian/patches/036_CVE-2008-1881.diff: Fix subtitle format strings.
Properly fixes CVE-2007-6681, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
Patch from upstream git.
- debian/patches/037_CVE-2008-2147.diff: Only search for plugins in the
normal path. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
- debian/patches/038_CVE-2008-2430.diff: Fix integer overflow in the WAV
demuxer. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Path from upstream git.
- References:
+ CVE-2007-6681
+ CVE-2007-6683
+ CVE-2008-0073
+ CVE-2008-1686
+ CVE-2008-1768
+ CVE-2008-1769
+ CVE-2008-1881
+ CVE-2008-2147
+ CVE-2008-2430
-- William Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:45:55 +1000
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu Hardy)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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vlc in Hardy needs a security update
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238873
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