1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-433-1

USN-433-1: Xine vulnerability

Publication date

9 March 2007

Overview

Xine vulnerability

Releases

Details

Moritz Jodeit discovered that the DMO loader of Xine did not correctly
validate the size of an allocated buffer. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted media file, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Moritz Jodeit discovered that the DMO loader of Xine did not correctly
validate the size of an allocated buffer. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted media file, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user’s 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
6.10 edgy libxine1 –  1.1.2+repacked1-0ubuntu3.3
6.06 dapper libxine-main1 –  1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.6
5.10 breezy libxine1c2 –  1.0.1-1ubuntu10.8

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