Comment 15 for bug 238873

This bug was fixed in the package vlc - 0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1

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vlc (0.8.6.release.e+x264svn20071224+faad2.6.1-0ubuntu3.1) hardy-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: multiple denials of service, arbitrary code execution and
    arbitrary file overwriting vulnerabilities. (LP: #238873)
    - debian/patches/032_CVE-2007-6683.diff: Assume unsafe Mozilla variable
      settings. Fixes file overwriting. Patch from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/033_CVE-2008-0073.diff: Check that the RTSP stream ID
      isn't too large. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/034_CVE-2008-1686.diff: Check that the Speex header mode
      is positive. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/038_CVE-2008-1768.diff: Fix a buffer overflow in the MP4
      decoder, and an integer overflow in both the Cinepak and Real decoders.
      Patches from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/035_CVE-2008-1769.diff: Perform an appropriate boundary
      check on frames in Cinepak streams. Fixes denial of service. Patch from
      upstream git.
    - debian/patches/036_CVE-2008-1881.diff: Fix subtitle format strings.
      Properly fixes CVE-2007-6681, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
      Patch from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/037_CVE-2008-2147.diff: Only search for plugins in the
      normal path. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Patch from upstream git.
    - debian/patches/038_CVE-2008-2430.diff: Fix integer overflow in the WAV
      demuxer. Fixes arbitrary code execution. Path from upstream git.
    - References:
      + CVE-2007-6681
      + CVE-2007-6683
      + CVE-2008-0073
      + CVE-2008-1686
      + CVE-2008-1768
      + CVE-2008-1769
      + CVE-2008-1881
      + CVE-2008-2147
      + CVE-2008-2430

 -- William Grant <email address hidden> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:45:55 +1000