[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0319-1: important: libvorbis: fixed a heap based buffer overflow

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openSUSE Security Update: libvorbis: fixed a heap based buffer overflow

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0319-1

Rating: important

References: #747912

Cross-References: CVE-2012-0444

Affected Products:

openSUSE 11.4

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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

 

Description:

 

Specially crafted ogg files could cause a heap-based buffer

overflow in the vorbis audio compression library that could

potentially be exploited by attackers to cause a crash or

execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-0444).

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- openSUSE 11.4:

 

zypper in -t patch libvorbis-5850

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

 

libvorbis-devel-1.3.2-6.7.1

libvorbis0-1.3.2-6.7.1

libvorbisenc2-1.3.2-6.7.1

libvorbisfile3-1.3.2-6.7.1

 

- openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

 

libvorbis0-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1

libvorbisenc2-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1

libvorbisfile3-32bit-1.3.2-6.7.1

 

- openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):

 

libvorbis-doc-1.3.2-6.7.1

 

 

References:

 

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0444.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/747912

 

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