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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61507
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-630-1 (ffmpeg)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to ffmpeg
announced via advisory USN-630-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

It was discovered that ffmpeg did not correctly handle STR file
demuxing. If a user were tricked into processing a malicious STR file,
a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges via
applications linked against ffmpeg.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 7.10:
libavformat1d 3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libavformat1d 3:0.cvs20070307-5ubuntu7.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-630-1

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3162
BugTraq ID: 30154
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30154
Debian Security Information: DSA-1781 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1781
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-33.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:157
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/09/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/30994
http://secunia.com/advisories/31268
http://secunia.com/advisories/34385
http://secunia.com/advisories/34905
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-630-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2031/references
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