Debian Security Advisory
DSA-3723-1 gst-plugins-good1.0 -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 24 Nov 2016
- Affected Packages:
- gst-plugins-good1.0
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 845375.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-9634, CVE-2016-9635, CVE-2016-9636. - More information:
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Chris Evans discovered that the GStreamer 1.0 plugin used to decode files in the FLIC format allowed execution of arbitrary code. Further details can be found in his advisory at https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/11/0day-exploit-advancing-exploitation.html
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.4-2+deb8u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.10.1-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gst-plugins-good1.0 packages.