GLSA 201701-39: VLC: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	VLC: Buffer overflow
Date:	01/17/2017
Bugs:	#584510
ID:	201701-39

Synopsis

A buffer overflow in VLC might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/vlc	< 2.2.4	>= 2.2.4	All supported architectures

Description

A buffer overflow was discovered in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in the VideoLAN VLC media player.

Impact

Remote attackers, by enticing a user to execute a specially crafted QuickTime IMA file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-2.2.4"

References

CVE-2016-5108

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-39.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.