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Debian: DSA-4141-1 Critical: Libvorbisidec Out-of-Bounds Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2018
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4832-1 tackles arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in libvorbisidec caused by improper buffer handling.
Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered that an out-of-bounds memory write in the codebook parsing code of the Libtremor multimedia library could result in the execution of arbitrary code i...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.0.2+svn18153-1~deb8u2.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2+svn18153-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvorbisidec packages.

For the detailed security status of libvorbisidec please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libvorbisidec

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: libvorbisidec
CVE ID: CVE-2018-5147

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