GLSA 201603-08: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/12/2016
Bugs:	#534532, #537154, #542222, #558418
ID:	201603-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/vlc	< 2.2.1-r1	>= 2.2.1-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known work around at this time.

Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-2.2.1-r1"
    

References

• CVE-2014-1684
• CVE-2014-6440
• CVE-2014-9597
• CVE-2014-9598
• CVE-2014-9625
• CVE-2014-9626
• CVE-2014-9627
• CVE-2014-9628
• CVE-2014-9629
• CVE-2014-9630
• CVE-2015-1202
• CVE-2015-1203
• CVE-2015-5949
• CVE-2015-5949

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201603-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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