GLSA 200708-02: Xvid: Array indexing vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Xvid: Array indexing vulnerabilities
Date:	08/08/2007
Bugs:	#183145
ID:	200708-02

Synopsis

Several array indexing vulnerabilities were discovered in Xvid, possibly allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Xvid is a popular open source video codec licensed under the GPL.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/xvid	< 1.1.3	>= 1.1.3	All supported architectures

Description

Trixter Jack discovered an array indexing error in the get_intra_block() function in the file src/bitstream/mbcoding.c. The get_inter_block_h263() and get_inter_block_mpeg() functions in the same file were also reported as vulnerable.

Impact

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user or automated system into processing a malicious video file with an application that makes use of the Xvid library.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Xvid users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xvid-1.1.3"

References

CVE-2007-3329

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-02.xml

Concerns?

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