Debian: DSA-2412-1: libvorbis security update

Date19 Feb 2012

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that a heap overflow in the Vorbis audio compression library could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Ogg Vorbis file is processed.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2412-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 19, 2012                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libvorbis
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-0444

It was discovered that a heap overflow in the Vorbis audio compression 
library could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed 
Ogg Vorbis file is processed.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.1-1+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvorbis packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

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