Gentoo: 202303-08 High: libpng Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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January 15, 2011
Timothy B
Summary
libvpx is vulnerable to an integer overflow vulnerability when processing crafted VP8 video streams.
Resolution
All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-0.9.5"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-4203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4203
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201101-03
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: January 15, 2011
Bugs: #345559
ID: 201101-03
Background
libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams,
typically within a WebM format media file.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libvpx < 0.9.5 >= 0.9.5
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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