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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..017eabaa0b76 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200811-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200811-03"> + <title>FAAD2: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow in FAAD2 might lead to user-assisted execution of + arbitrary code via an MP4 file. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">faad2</product> + <announced>2008-11-09</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-11-09</revised> + <bug>238445</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/faad2" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.1-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.1-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The ICST-ERCIS (Peking University) reported a heap-based buffer + overflow in the decodeMP4file() function in frontend/main.c. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + MPEG-4 (MP4) file in an application using FAAD2, possibly leading to + the execution of arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.6.1-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4201">CVE-2008-4201</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-10-01T21:20:46Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-10-21T20:30:57Z"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-10-30T23:45:59Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |