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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60669
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-092-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xine-lib' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-092-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xine-lib' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-092-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New xine-lib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0,
and -current to fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

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Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Mon Mar 31 23:33:58 CDT 2008
xap/xine-lib-1.1.11.1-i686-1_slack12.0.tgz:
Upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.11.1.
Earlier versions of xine-lib suffer from an integer overflow which may lead
to a buffer overflow that could potentially be used to gain unauthorized
access to the machine if a malicious media file is played back. File types
affected this time include .flv, .mov, .rm, .mve, .mkv, and .cak.
For more information on this security issue, please see:
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(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'xine-lib' package(s) on Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1482
BugTraq ID: 28370
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28370
Bugtraq: 20080320 Multiple heap overflows in xine-lib 1.1.11 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489894/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1586 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1586
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00157.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00143.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/xinehof-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/poc/xinehof.zip
http://secunia.com/advisories/29484
http://secunia.com/advisories/29600
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://secunia.com/advisories/29740
http://secunia.com/advisories/29756
http://secunia.com/advisories/30337
http://secunia.com/advisories/31372
http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.441137
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3769
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0981/references
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-multiple-bo(41350)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41350
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