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[SA30247] Red Hat update for libvorbis

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed May 14 2008 - 18:20:04 CDT


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TITLE:
Red Hat update for libvorbis

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30247

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30247/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/48/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1306/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1044/
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1326/

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) and potentially to compromise an
application using the library.

For more information:
SA30234

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0271.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30234:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234/

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