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Ubuntu 12.10 LTS: USN-1630-1 Moderate: Libav Denial of Service

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Libav could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1630-1
November 12, 2012

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

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Libav could be made to crash or 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 media
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libavcodec53                    6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
  libavformat53                   6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libavcodec53                    4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libavformat53                   4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1630-1
  CVE-2012-2772, CVE-2012-2775, CVE-2012-2776, CVE-2012-2777,
  CVE-2012-2779, CVE-2012-2784, CVE-2012-2786, CVE-2012-2787,
  CVE-2012-2788, CVE-2012-2789, CVE-2012-2790, CVE-2012-2793,
  CVE-2012-2794, CVE-2012-2796, CVE-2012-2798, CVE-2012-2800,
  CVE-2012-2801, CVE-2012-2802

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Ubuntu 12.10 LTS: USN-1630-1 Moderate: Libav Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey November 12, 2012
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Exploitable issues with Libav on Ubuntu may result in system instability or unauthorized code execution. Refer to the update guidelines for resolution.
Libav could be made to crash or 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 12.10: libavcodec53 6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 libavformat53 6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libavcodec53 4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 libavformat53 4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1630-1

CVE-2012-2772, CVE-2012-2775, CVE-2012-2776, CVE-2012-2777,

CVE-2012-2779, CVE-2012-2784, CVE-2012-2786, CVE-2012-2787,

CVE-2012-2788, CVE-2012-2789, CVE-2012-2790, CVE-2012-2793,

CVE-2012-2794, CVE-2012-2796, CVE-2012-2798, CVE-2012-2800,

CVE-2012-2801, CVE-2012-2802

November 12, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/6:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.8.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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