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  2. USN-295-1

USN-295-1: xine-lib vulnerability

Publication date

9 June 2006

Overview

xine-lib vulnerability

Releases

Details

Federico L. Bossi Bonin discovered a buffer overflow in the HTTP input
module. By tricking an user into opening a malicious remote media
location, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash Xine library
frontends (like totem-xine, gxine, or xine-ui) and possibly even
execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Federico L. Bossi Bonin discovered a buffer overflow in the HTTP input
module. By tricking an user into opening a malicious remote media
location, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash Xine library
frontends (like totem-xine, gxine, or xine-ui) and possibly even
execute arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. XXX OR XXX After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer 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
6.06 dapper libxine-main1 –  1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.1
5.10 breezy libxine1c2 –  1.0.1-1ubuntu10.3
5.04 hoary libxine1 –  1.0-1ubuntu3.7

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