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>> Debian Security Update Fixes VLC Player Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes VLC Player Multiple Remote Format String Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0373
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0017
Rated as : Critical

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-01-29

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Debian has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Vlc. These issues could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0026

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)
Debian GNU/Linux testing (etch)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-3
Debian GNU/Linux testing (etch) - Upgrade to version 0.8.6.a.debian-1

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0373
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00007.html

ChangeLog

2007-01-29 : Initial release

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