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Gentoo update for xine-lib / ffmpeg
Secunia Advisory: SA18400
Release Date: 2006-01-11
Popularity: 6,153 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-4048


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for xine-lib / ffmpeg. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA18087
SA17892

Solution:
xine-lib users:
Update to version "media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.1-r3" or later.

FFmpeg users:
Update to version "media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_p20051216" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200601-06.xml

Other References:
SA18087:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18087/

SA17892:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17892/


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