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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64781
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-825-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvorbis' package(s) announced via the USN-825-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvorbis' package(s) announced via the USN-825-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain malformed
ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ogg file
with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2009-2663)

USN-682-1 provided updated libvorbis packages to fix multiple security
vulnerabilities. The upstream security patch to fix CVE-2008-1420
introduced a regression when reading sound files encoded with libvorbis
1.0beta1. This update corrects the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain
malformed sound files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted sound file with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker
could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2008-1420)

Affected Software/OS:
'libvorbis' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2008-1420
BugTraq ID: 29206
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29206
Debian Security Information: DSA-1591 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1591
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00247.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00256.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00243.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:102
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9500
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0270.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020029
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234
http://secunia.com/advisories/30237
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247
http://secunia.com/advisories/30259
http://secunia.com/advisories/30479
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
http://secunia.com/advisories/30820
http://secunia.com/advisories/32946
http://secunia.com/advisories/36463
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:012 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-682-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/825-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1510/references
XForce ISS Database: libvorbis-residue-bo(42402)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42402
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2663
BugTraq ID: 35927
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35927
BugTraq ID: 36018
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36018
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00198.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00261.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00481.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9506
http://secunia.com/advisories/36126
http://secunia.com/advisories/36230
http://secunia.com/advisories/36263
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2142
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2223
XForce ISS Database: libvorbis-codec-dos(52397)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52397
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