Activity log for bug #1390491

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2014-11-07 14:52:23 JB VideoLAN bug added bug
2014-11-07 14:53:50 JB VideoLAN information type Private Security Public Security
2014-11-07 14:55:12 JB VideoLAN description Since VLC 2.2.0pre4, we've fixed a lot of head overflows, and heap buffer overflows in numerous VLC demuxers: - demux: asf: stay within track limits - demux: libmp4: fix heap overflow in stdp debug code (fix #12358) - demux: mp4: fix heap buffer ofw with zero chunk (fix #12356) - demux: tta: fix heap buffer ofw (fix #12357) - demux: livavi: fix heap buffer ofw in strf parsing (fix #12359) - demux: libavi: fix heap write ofw - demux: ogg: fix use after free (fix #12360) - demux: mp4: fix heap read ofw in extra bytes - demux: asf: fix heap buffer write ofw in priorities (fix #12363) - demux: mp4: fix last chunk size computation (fix #12362) - demux: libmp4: fix heap buffer write ofw in chpl (fix #12366) So far, we don't know any exploits, but the number is quite high, to be worrying. Since you package -pre2 in Utopic, you should care also about the following int overflows, heap buffer overflows, heap overflows and other important crashes: access: dvdread: fix int overflow (cid #1062572) addons: fix deference before null check (cid #1231840) demux: mp4: fix integer overflow (fix #12074) packetizer: dirac: block sanitizing must clean reordering (fix #12051) demux: avi:fix block reading demux: mp4: fix heap buffer overflow (fix #12266) demux: ogg: Don't read skeleton if no bones first demux: ogg: don't use incomplete vorbis headers (fix #12270) demux: ogg: fix headers validation demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in avcc (fix #12267) demux: ogg: fix packet count heap overflow (fix #12265) demux: mp4: don't read at all if not content demux: mp4: fix heap overflow (fix #12283) demux: mp4: don't trust atom type processing stsd (fix #12285) demux: mp4: fix heap overflow reading esds demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in vide handler demux: mp4: fix overflow in cprt language decoding input: stream_memory: handle skip reads Since VLC 2.2.0pre4, we've fixed a lot of head overflows, and heap buffer overflows in numerous VLC demuxers: - demux: asf: stay within track limits - demux: libmp4: fix heap overflow in stdp debug code (fix #12358) - demux: mp4: fix heap buffer ofw with zero chunk (fix #12356) - demux: tta: fix heap buffer ofw (fix #12357) - demux: livavi: fix heap buffer ofw in strf parsing (fix #12359) - demux: libavi: fix heap write ofw - demux: ogg: fix use after free (fix #12360) - demux: mp4: fix heap read ofw in extra bytes - demux: asf: fix heap buffer write ofw in priorities (fix #12363) - demux: mp4: fix last chunk size computation (fix #12362) - demux: libmp4: fix heap buffer write ofw in chpl (fix #12366) So far, we don't know any exploits, but the number is quite high, to be worrying. Since you package -pre2 in Utopic, you should care also about the following int overflows, heap buffer overflows, heap overflows and other important crashes:       access: dvdread: fix int overflow (cid #1062572)       addons: fix deference before null check (cid #1231840)       demux: mp4: fix integer overflow (fix #12074)       packetizer: dirac: block sanitizing must clean reordering (fix #12051)       demux: avi:fix block reading       demux: mp4: fix heap buffer overflow (fix #12266)       demux: ogg: Don't read skeleton if no bones first       demux: ogg: don't use incomplete vorbis headers (fix #12270)       demux: ogg: fix headers validation       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in avcc (fix #12267)       demux: ogg: fix packet count heap overflow (fix #12265)       demux: mp4: don't read at all if not content       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow (fix #12283)       demux: mp4: don't trust atom type processing stsd (fix #12285)       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow reading esds       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in vide handler       demux: mp4: fix overflow in cprt language decoding       input: stream_memory: handle skip reads Please note that there is no new features whatsoever in VLC since the -pre2 version, but only bug fixes.
2014-11-07 14:56:55 JB VideoLAN description Since VLC 2.2.0pre4, we've fixed a lot of head overflows, and heap buffer overflows in numerous VLC demuxers: - demux: asf: stay within track limits - demux: libmp4: fix heap overflow in stdp debug code (fix #12358) - demux: mp4: fix heap buffer ofw with zero chunk (fix #12356) - demux: tta: fix heap buffer ofw (fix #12357) - demux: livavi: fix heap buffer ofw in strf parsing (fix #12359) - demux: libavi: fix heap write ofw - demux: ogg: fix use after free (fix #12360) - demux: mp4: fix heap read ofw in extra bytes - demux: asf: fix heap buffer write ofw in priorities (fix #12363) - demux: mp4: fix last chunk size computation (fix #12362) - demux: libmp4: fix heap buffer write ofw in chpl (fix #12366) So far, we don't know any exploits, but the number is quite high, to be worrying. Since you package -pre2 in Utopic, you should care also about the following int overflows, heap buffer overflows, heap overflows and other important crashes:       access: dvdread: fix int overflow (cid #1062572)       addons: fix deference before null check (cid #1231840)       demux: mp4: fix integer overflow (fix #12074)       packetizer: dirac: block sanitizing must clean reordering (fix #12051)       demux: avi:fix block reading       demux: mp4: fix heap buffer overflow (fix #12266)       demux: ogg: Don't read skeleton if no bones first       demux: ogg: don't use incomplete vorbis headers (fix #12270)       demux: ogg: fix headers validation       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in avcc (fix #12267)       demux: ogg: fix packet count heap overflow (fix #12265)       demux: mp4: don't read at all if not content       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow (fix #12283)       demux: mp4: don't trust atom type processing stsd (fix #12285)       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow reading esds       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in vide handler       demux: mp4: fix overflow in cprt language decoding       input: stream_memory: handle skip reads Please note that there is no new features whatsoever in VLC since the -pre2 version, but only bug fixes. Since VLC 2.2.0pre4, we've fixed a lot of head overflows, and heap buffer overflows in numerous VLC demuxers: - demux: asf: stay within track limits - demux: libmp4: fix heap overflow in stdp debug code (fix #12358) - demux: mp4: fix heap buffer ofw with zero chunk (fix #12356) - demux: tta: fix heap buffer ofw (fix #12357) - demux: livavi: fix heap buffer ofw in strf parsing (fix #12359) - demux: libavi: fix heap write ofw - demux: ogg: fix use after free (fix #12360) - demux: mp4: fix heap read ofw in extra bytes - demux: asf: fix heap buffer write ofw in priorities (fix #12363) - demux: mp4: fix last chunk size computation (fix #12362) - demux: libmp4: fix heap buffer write ofw in chpl (fix #12366) So far, we don't know any exploits, or even if they are exploitable, but the number is high enough to be worrying. Since you package -pre2 in Utopic, you should care also about the following int overflows, heap buffer overflows, heap overflows and other important crashes:       access: dvdread: fix int overflow (cid #1062572)       addons: fix deference before null check (cid #1231840)       demux: mp4: fix integer overflow (fix #12074)       packetizer: dirac: block sanitizing must clean reordering (fix #12051)       demux: avi:fix block reading       demux: mp4: fix heap buffer overflow (fix #12266)       demux: ogg: Don't read skeleton if no bones first       demux: ogg: don't use incomplete vorbis headers (fix #12270)       demux: ogg: fix headers validation       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in avcc (fix #12267)       demux: ogg: fix packet count heap overflow (fix #12265)       demux: mp4: don't read at all if not content       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow (fix #12283)       demux: mp4: don't trust atom type processing stsd (fix #12285)       demux: mp4: fix heap overflow reading esds       demux: mp4: fix heap read overflow in vide handler       demux: mp4: fix overflow in cprt language decoding       input: stream_memory: handle skip reads Please note that there is no new features whatsoever in VLC since the -pre2 version, but only bug fixes.
2014-11-07 14:57:55 JB VideoLAN information type Public Security Private Security
2014-11-07 14:57:57 JB VideoLAN information type Private Security Public Security
2014-11-16 08:52:54 Launchpad Janitor vlc (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2014-11-16 08:53:13 Uwe L. Korn bug added subscriber Uwe L. Korn
2015-02-28 12:27:58 Nicolas DERIVE bug added subscriber Nicolas DERIVE
2015-03-26 13:40:37 Marc Deslauriers nominated for series Ubuntu Vivid
2015-03-26 13:40:37 Marc Deslauriers bug task added vlc (Ubuntu Vivid)
2015-03-26 13:40:37 Marc Deslauriers nominated for series Ubuntu Utopic
2015-03-26 13:40:37 Marc Deslauriers bug task added vlc (Ubuntu Utopic)
2015-03-26 13:40:45 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Vivid): status Confirmed Fix Committed
2015-03-26 13:40:48 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Utopic): status New In Progress
2015-03-26 13:40:50 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Utopic): assignee Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)
2015-03-26 13:40:52 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Vivid): assignee Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)
2015-03-26 14:43:31 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Utopic): status In Progress Fix Released
2015-03-27 13:44:20 Marc Deslauriers vlc (Ubuntu Vivid): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2015-08-29 13:12:12 Roger affects vlc (Ubuntu Vivid) npapi-vlc (Ubuntu Vivid)
2015-08-29 15:02:35 Marc Deslauriers affects npapi-vlc (Ubuntu) vlc (Ubuntu)