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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1274: xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1274: xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/08/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Integer overflow in the qt_error parse_trak_atom function in demuxers/demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.16.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Quicktime movie file with a large count value in an STTS atom, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-xine-lib

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