oss-security - Re: CVE id request: vlc

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Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:10:32 +0200
From: Nico Golde <oss-security+ml@...lde.de>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE id request: vlc

Hi,
* Pinar Yanarda <pinar@...dus.org.tr> [2008-08-24 11:23]:
> Nico Golde wrote On 24-08-2008 03:13:
> >Hi,
> >there seems to be a buffer overflow in videolans mms
> >handling:
> >http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txt
> >   
> 
> Btw, a vendor patch has been released:
> http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html

Wow that was fast, 4 hours after I notified them of the 
problem.
Looks correct to me. Anyone else had a look at the patch?

Kind regards
Nico
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