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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.0384
vlc security update
7 April 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: vlc
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 5
Debian GNU/Linux 6
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2011-0531 CVE-2010-3276 CVE-2010-3275
CVE-2010-1442 CVE-2010-1441 CVE-2010-0522
Reference: ESB-2011.0338
ESB-2011.0157
ESB-2010.0282
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2211
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2211-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 06, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : vlc
Vulnerability : missing input sanitising
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2010-3275 CVE-2010-3276
Ricardo Narvaja discovered that missing input sanitising in VLC, a
multimedia player and streamer, could lead to the execution of arbitrary
code if a user is tricked into opening a malformed media file.
This update also provides updated packages for oldstable (lenny) for
vulnerabilities, which have already been addressed in Debian stable
(squeeze), either during the freeze or in DSA-2159.
(CVE-2010-0522, CVE-2010-1441, CVE-2010-1442, CVE-2011-0531)
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.6.h-4+lenny3.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.3-1squeeze4.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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