- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: VLC media player: Format string vulnerability Date: January 26, 2007 Bugs: #159845 ID: 200701-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== VLC media player improperly handles format strings, allowing for the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== VLC media player is a multimedia player for various audio and video formats. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/vlc < 0.8.6-r1 >= 0.8.6-r1 Description =========== Kevin Finisterre has discovered that when handling media locations, various functions throughout VLC media player make improper use of format strings. Impact ====== An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media location or M3U file with VLC media player, and execute arbitrary code on the system with the rights of the user running VLC media player. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All vlc users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-0017 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0017 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 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