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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6f498b88c066 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201101-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="201101-03"> + <title>libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Timothy B. Terriberry discovered that libvpx contains an integer overflow + vulnerability in the processing of video streams that may allow + user-assisted execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">libvpx</product> + <announced>January 15, 2011</announced> + <revised>January 15, 2011: 01</revised> + <bug>345559</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/libvpx" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams, + typically within a WebM format media file. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + libvpx is vulnerable to an integer overflow vulnerability when + processing crafted VP8 video streams. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media + file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-0.9.5"</code> + <p> + Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools + such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these + packages. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4203">CVE-2010-4203</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:15:02 +0000"> + underling + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:26:31 +0000"> + underling + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:42:00 +0000"> + underling + </metadata> +</glsa> |