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Debian 7 Wheezy DSA-2977-1 Critical: libav Integer Overflow Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey July 11, 2014
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Integer overflow vulnerability addressed in lzo compression within libav; users of stable Debian 7 (Wheezy) are advised to upgrade.
Don A

Summary

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.

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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Package: libav
CVE ID: CVE-2014-4609

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