MGASA-2015-0095

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0095.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0095.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2015-0095
Related
Published
2015-03-05T22:05:29Z
Modified
2015-07-09T07:56:53Z
Summary
Updated vlc package fixes security vulnerability
Details

Updated vlc packages (2.1.6) are an upgrade with some fixes. Some of the problems fixed upstream were already fixed by a previous Mageia update to VLC (see the link to MGASA-2015-0053).

VLC versions before 2.1.5 contain a vulnerability in the transcode module that may allow a corrupted stream to overflow buffers on the heap. With a non-malicious input, this could lead to heap corruption and a crash. However, under the right circumstances, a malicious attacker could potentially use this vulnerability to hijack program execution, and on some platforms, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-6440)

References
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Affected packages

Mageia:4 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.6-1.0.mga4.tainted

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "tainted"
}

Mageia:4 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.6-1.0.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}