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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201701-39
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: VLC: Buffer overflow
     Date: January 17, 2017
     Bugs: #584510
       ID: 201701-39

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in VLC might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code.

Background
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VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-video/vlc              < 2.2.4                    >= 2.2.4

Description
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A buffer overflow was discovered in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in
modules/codec/adpcm.c in the VideoLAN VLC media player.

Impact
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Remote attackers, by enticing a user to execute a specially crafted
QuickTime IMA file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-2.2.4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-5108
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5108

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5