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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57984
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200701-24 (vlc)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200701-24.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200701-24.

Vulnerability Insight:
VLC media player improperly handles format strings, allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All VLC media player users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1'

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-2007-0017
BugTraq ID: 21852
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21852
Debian Security Information: DSA-1252 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml
http://applefun.blogspot.com/2007/01/moab-02-01-2007-vlc-media-player-udp.html
http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/MOAB_Day_2.20070103045559.6753.timor.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html
http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/vlc-devel/2007-01/msg00005.html
http://osvdb.org/31163
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14313
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017464
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592
http://secunia.com/advisories/23829
http://secunia.com/advisories/23910
http://secunia.com/advisories/23971
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:013 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_xine.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0026
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-udp-format-string(31226)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31226
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