Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for libvorbis. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for libvorbis
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26865
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26865/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
https://secunia.com/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
https://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
https://secunia.com/product/13651/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
https://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
https://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
https://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
https://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
https://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
https://secunia.com/product/4670/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for libvorbis. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application
using the library.
For more information:
SA26232
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
https://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0845.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26232:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26232/
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