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Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1209-2 Moderate: Libav Denial Of Service Risks

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Libav could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1209-2
September 19, 2011

libav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

Libav could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- libav: Multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder

Details:

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed ogg
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ogg file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2011-1196)

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed AMV
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted AMV file, an attacker
could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2011-1931)

Emmanouel Kellinis discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain
malformed CAVS files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted CAVS
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2011-3362)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libavcodec52                    4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1
  libavformat52                   4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1209-2
  
  CVE-2011-1196, CVE-2011-1931, CVE-2011-3362

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 11.04 USN-1209-2 Moderate: Libav Denial Of Service Risks

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 19, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Shortcomings in Libav lead to potential unauthorized code execution and system failures on Ubuntu 11.04. Prompt updates are necessary to address these vulnerabilities.
Libav could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: libavcodec52 4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 libavformat52 4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1209-2

CVE-2011-1196, CVE-2011-1931, CVE-2011-3362

September 19, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.6.2-1ubuntu1.1

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