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Debian: DSA-3724-1 Critical: GStreamer Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2016
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4387-1 discusses vulnerabilities in OpenSSL leading to potential certificate spoofing.
Chris Evans discovered that the GStreamer 0.10 plugin used to decode files in the FLIC format allowed execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

This update removes the insecure FLIC file format plugin.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.10.31-3+nmu4+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your gst-plugins-good0.10 packages.

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



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Package: gst-plugins-good0.10
CVE ID: CVE-2016-9634 CVE-2016-9635 CVE-2016-9636

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