1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-735-1

USN-735-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerability

Publication date

16 March 2009

Overview

GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Base64 decoding functions in GStreamer Base
Plugins did not properly handle large images in Vorbis file tags. If a user
were tricked into opening a specially crafted Vorbis file, an attacker
could possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

It was discovered that the Base64 decoding functions in GStreamer Base
Plugins did not properly handle large images in Vorbis file tags. If a user
were tricked into opening a specially crafted Vorbis file, an attacker
could possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect 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
8.10 intrepid gstreamer0.10-plugins-base –  0.10.21-3ubuntu0.1

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