Debian: DSA-2977-1: libav security update

Date11 Jul 2014

CategoryDebian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

Don A. Baley discovered an integer overflow in the lzo compression handler which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2977-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
July 11, 2014                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libav
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-4609

Don A. Baley discovered an integer overflow in the lzo compression
handler which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 6:0.8.13-1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 6:10.2-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 6:10.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libav packages.

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