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Gentoo: GLSA-202005-11 Normal: VLC Buffer Overflow and Remote Threat

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Calendar Grey May 14, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
The Gentoo Linux advisory GLSA 202103-18 highlights a vulnerability in GIMP, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow in VLC might allow local or remote attacker(s) to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

A buffer overflow in DecodeBlock in sdl_image.c was discovered.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-3.0.10"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-19721 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19721 [ 2 ] Upstream patch ;a=commit;h=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b [ 3 ] VideoLAN-SB-VLC-309 https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc309.html

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-11
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: VLC: Buffer overflow
Date: May 14, 2020
Bugs: #721940
ID: 202005-11

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A buffer overflow in VLC might allow local or remote attacker(s) to execute arbitrary code.

Background

VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/vlc < 3.0.10 >= 3.0.10

Impact

===== A remote user could craft a specifically crafted image file that could execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Workaround

The user should refrain from opening files from untrusted third parties or accessing untrusted remote sites (or disable the VLC browser plugins), until they upgrade.

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