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Ubuntu Update for xine-lib vulnerability USN-435-1

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-435-1

Insight

Insight

Moritz Jodeit discovered that the DirectShow loader of Xine did not correctly validate the size of an allocated buffer. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted media file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Affected Software

Affected Software

xine-lib vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 , Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)