---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secure your corporate defenses and reduce complexity in handling vulnerability threats with the new Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Manager (VIM). Request a free trial: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: xine-lib Uninitialised Pointer Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42359 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/42359/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42359 RELEASE DATE: 2010-11-26 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/42359/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/42359/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42359 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in xine-lib, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "asf_header_parse_stream_properties()" function in src/demuxers/asfheader.c, which can be exploited to free an uninitialised pointer via a specially crafted asf file. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.18.1. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Update to version 1.1.19. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Rafael Dominguez Vega ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/mwri_xine_free_uninit/ OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------