Debian Security Advisory

DLA-793-1 opus -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
22 Jan 2017
Affected Packages:
opus
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 851612.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-0381.
More information:

A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in opus, an audio codec, that could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.14+20120615-1+nmu1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your opus packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS