Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1209-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ogg file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2011-1196)
It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed AMV files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted AMV file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2011-1931)
Emmanouel Kellinis discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed CAVS files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted CAVS file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2011-3362)
Affected
libav on Ubuntu 11.04
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1196, CVE-2011-1931, CVE-2011-3362 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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