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[USN-1790-1] Libav vulnerabilities

Posted on 04 April 2013
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1790-1
April 04, 2013

libav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Libav could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a=

specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- libav: Multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder

Details:

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed media
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possib=
ly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
libavcodec53 6:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
libavformat53 6:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libavcodec53 4:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
libavformat53 4:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1790-1
CVE-2013-0894, CVE-2013-2277, CVE-2013-2495, CVE-2013-2496

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/6:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.8.6-0ubuntu0.12.04.1



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