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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63213
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-0542 (xine-lib)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to xine-lib;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-0542.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to xine-lib
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-0542.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

This updates xine-lib to the upstream 1.1.16 release.
This fixes several bugs, including the security issues
CVE-2008-5234 vector 1, CVE-2008-5236, CVE-2008-5237,
CVE-2008-5239, CVE-2008-5240 vectors 3 & 4 and CVE-2008-5243.

In addition, the Fedora xine-lib package now
includes the demuxers for the MPEG container format,
which are not patent-encumbered. (The decoders for actual
MPEG video and audio data are still excluded due to
software patents.)

ChangeLog:

* Wed Jan 7 2009 Kevin Kofler - 1.1.16-1.1

- patch for old libcaca in F9-

* Wed Jan 7 2009 Rex Dieter - 1.1.16-1

- xine-lib-1.1.16, plugin ABI 1.25

- --with-external-libdvdnav, include mpeg demuxers (#213597)

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update xine-lib' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5234
BugTraq ID: 30797
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30797
Bugtraq: 20080822 [oCERT-2008-008] multiple heap overflows in xine-lib (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495674/100/0/threaded
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00385.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00174.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00555.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020
http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-008/analysis.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703
http://secunia.com/advisories/31502
http://secunia.com/advisories/31827
http://secunia.com/advisories/33544
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4648
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:004 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-id3v23interpframe-bo(44647)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44647
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-parsemoovatom-bo(44633)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44633
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5236
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869
http://www.osvdb.org/47744
http://secunia.com/advisories/31567
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2427
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-openrafile-bo(44642)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44642
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-parseblockgroup-bo(44634)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44634
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5237
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-parsereferenceatom-dos(44652)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44652
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5239
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-multiple-inputplugin-bo(44651)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44651
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5240
http://www.osvdb.org/47742
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-demuxmatroska-dos(44653)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44653
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5243
XForce ISS Database: xinelib-realparseheader-dos(44658)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44658
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3231
BugTraq ID: 30699
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30699
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020703
XForce ISS Database: xine-ogg-dos(44040)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44040
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