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Fedora Core 3 Update: HelixPlayer-1.0.3-3.fc3 Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Fedora Updated HelixPlayer packages that fixes two buffer overflow issues are now available.
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2005-188
2005-03-03
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Product     : Fedora Core 3
Name        : HelixPlayer
Version     : 1.0.3
Release     : 3.fc3
Summary     : Open source media player based on the Helix framework
Description :
The Helix Player 1.0 is an open-source media player built in the Helix
Community for consumers. Built using GTK, it plays open source formats,
like Ogg Vorbis and Theora using the powerful Helix DNA Client Media
Engine.

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Update Information:

Updated HelixPlayer packages that fixes two buffer overflow issues are
now
available.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

A stack based buffer overflow bug was found in HelixPlayer's
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) file processor. An
attacker could create a specially crafted SMIL file which would execute
arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0455 to
this issue.

A buffer overflow bug was found in the way HelixPlayer decodes WAV
files. An attacker could create a specially crafted WAV file which could
execute arbitrary code when opened by a user. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CAN-2005-0611 to this issue.

All users of HelixPlayer are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains HelixPlayer 1.0.3 which is not vulnerable to these
issues.
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* Thu Mar  3 2005 Ray Strode  1:1.0.3-3.fc3

- Actually update to 1.0.3

* Thu Mar  3 2005 Ray Strode  1:1.0.3-2.fc3

- Update to 1.0.3 to fix 150098 and 150103.
- Add some execshield foo to stop some execstack regressions
- Add libogg-devel build req to tame compiler


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This update can be downloaded from:
  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/

6b65dacea8b1502caa8c98d0076f1d6e  SRPMS/HelixPlayer-1.0.3-3.fc3.src.rpm
c385ef4c8ef6ee53ac7c784bb8fd7b58
x86_64/HelixPlayer-1.0.3-3.fc3.i386.rpm
c385ef4c8ef6ee53ac7c784bb8fd7b58  i386/HelixPlayer-1.0.3-3.fc3.i386.rpm
f8d4f9ae8b90ba0e506b83b1e8c0636f
i386/debug/HelixPlayer-debuginfo-1.0.3-3.fc3.i 386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.
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