1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-682-1

USN-682-1: libvorbis vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 December 2008

Overview

libvorbis vulnerabilities

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain malformed
sound files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted sound
file with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain malformed
sound files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted sound
file with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user’s privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that use libvorbis, such as Totem and gtkpod, 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
8.04 hardy libvorbis0a –  1.2.0.dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
7.10 gutsy libvorbis0a –  1.2.0.dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
6.06 dapper libvorbis0a –  1.1.2-0ubuntu2.3

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