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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58533
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200707-12 (vlc)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200707-12.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200707-12.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been discovered in VLC media player, allowing for the
remote 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-0.8.6c'

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-3316
BugTraq ID: 24555
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24555
Bugtraq: 20070621 VLC 0.8.6b format string vulnerability & integer overflow (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471933/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#200928
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/200928
Debian Security Information: DSA-1332 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1332
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-12.xml
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txt
http://osvdb.org/37379
http://osvdb.org/37380
http://osvdb.org/37381
http://osvdb.org/37382
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14600
http://secunia.com/advisories/25753
http://secunia.com/advisories/25980
http://secunia.com/advisories/26269
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2262
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