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[DSA1215] DSA-1215-1 xine-lib

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1215-1 xine-lib

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xine multimedia
library, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
The XFocus Security Team discovered that insufficient validation of
AVI headers may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Michael Niedermayer discovered that a buffer overflow in the 4XM
codec may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.0.1-1sarge4.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been
fixed in version 1.1.2-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.2-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your xine-lib packages.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1215
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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