Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-10 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 2.2.6 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-10
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #619494
ID: 201707-10
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which may
allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/vlc < 2.2.6 >= 2.2.6
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted
subtitles file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-2.2.6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8310
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8310
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-8311
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8311
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-8312
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8312
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-8313
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8313
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-10
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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