glsa-201312-11.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201312-11">
  <title>Win32 Codecs: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow vulnerability in Win32 Codecs can potentially
    allow for user-assisted arbitrary code execution.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">win32codecs</product>
  <announced>2013-12-16</announced>
  <revised count="1">2013-12-16</revised>
  <bug>232999</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="media-libs/win32codecs" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <vulnerable range="le">20071007-r4</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Win32 Codecs is a set of Windows audio and video playback codecs.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A heap-based buffer overflow exists when handling Shockwave Flash files.</p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted Flash
      file using a package linked against Win32 Codecs, possibly resulting in
      execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
      Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>Gentoo has discontinued support for Win32 Codecs. We recommend that
      users unmerge Win32 Codecs:
    </p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --unmerge "media-libs/win32codecs"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5400">CVE-2007-5400</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2013-12-11T01:23:33Z">
    creffett
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2013-12-16T12:38:30Z">
    creffett
  </metadata>
</glsa>