USN-1015-1: libvpx vulnerability
Publication date
10 November 2010
Overview
libvpx applications could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- libvpx - VP8 video codec
Details
Christoph Diehl discovered that libvpx did not properly perform bounds
checking. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted
WebM file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute
code as the user invoking the program.
Christoph Diehl discovered that libvpx did not properly perform bounds
checking. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted
WebM file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute
code as the user invoking the program.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
10.10 maverick | libvpx0 – 0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1 |
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