Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1819-1 vlc -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 18 Jun 2009
- Affected Packages:
- vlc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 478140, Bug 477805, Bug 489004, Bug 496265, Bug 503118, Bug 504639, Bug 480724.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-1768, CVE-2008-1769, CVE-2008-1881, CVE-2008-2147, CVE-2008-2430, CVE-2008-3794, CVE-2008-4686, CVE-2008-5032. - More information:
-
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in vlc, a multimedia player and streamer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- CVE-2008-1768
Drew Yao discovered that multiple integer overflows in the MP4 demuxer, Real demuxer and Cinepak codec can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-1769
Drew Yao discovered that the Cinepak codec is prone to a memory corruption, which can be triggered by a crafted Cinepak file.
- CVE-2008-1881
Luigi Auriemma discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file.
- CVE-2008-2147
It was discovered that vlc is prone to a search path vulnerability, which allows local users to perform privilege escalations.
- CVE-2008-2430
Alin Rad Pop discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a WAV file containing a large fmt chunk.
- CVE-2008-3794
Pınar Yanardağ discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a crafted mmst link.
- CVE-2008-4686
Tobias Klein discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a crafted .ty file.
- CVE-2008-5032
Tobias Klein discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening an invalid CUE image file with a crafted header.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2, which was already included in the lenny release.
For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6.h-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.
- CVE-2008-1768
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/wxvlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-alsa_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-alsa_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-glide_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-svgalib_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.