USN-1087-1: libvpx vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.10

Packages

• libvpx - VP8 video codec (development files)

Details

Chris Evans discovered that libvpx did not properly perform bounds
checking. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted WebM
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 10.10

• libvpx0 - 0.9.5-2~build0.10.10.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

• CVE-2010-4489