RHSA-2009-1561: libvorbis

NASLDB: RHSA-2009-1561: libvorbis

General

ID: 42432
Name: RHSA-2009-1561: libvorbis

Summary: Check for the version of the libvorbis packages

Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Base Vector: –
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

Updated libvorbis packages that fix multiple security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The libvorbis packages contain runtime libraries for use in programs that
support Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and
royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format.

Multiple flaws were found in the libvorbis library. A specially-crafted Ogg
Vorbis media format file (Ogg) could cause an application using libvorbis
to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-3379)

Users of libvorbis should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
backported patches to correct these issues. The desktop must be restarted
(log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.