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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200811-03.xml b/glsa-200811-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ec1117e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200811-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200811-03"> + <title>FAAD2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in FAAD2 might lead to user-assisted execution of + arbitrary code via an MP4 file. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">faad2</product> + <announced>November 09, 2008</announced> + <revised>November 09, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>238445</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/faad2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.1-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.1-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The ICST-ERCIS (Peking University) reported a heap-based buffer + overflow in the decodeMP4file() function in frontend/main.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + MPEG-4 (MP4) file in an application using FAAD2, possibly leading to + the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.6.1-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4201">CVE-2008-4201</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:20:46 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:30:57 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:45:59 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |