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Posted on 24 May 2013
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2675-2 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst
May 24, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libxvmc
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-1990 CVE-2013-1999
A regression was discovered in the security update for libxvmc,
causing segfaults with some applications. Updated packages are available
to address this problem. For reference, the original advisory text
follows.
Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in
multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related
libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer
conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input
sanitising may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.0.5-1+squeeze2.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.0.7-1+deb7u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxvmc packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
