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Debian DSA-3996-1 : ffmpeg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 103758

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FFmpeg multimedia framework, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed Real, MV, RL2, ASF, Apple HLS, Phantom Cine, MXF, NSV, MOV or RTP H.264 files/streams are processed.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 7:3.2.8-1~deb9u1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/ffmpeg

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3996

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103758

File Name: debian_DSA-3996.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14054, CVE-2017-14055, CVE-2017-14056, CVE-2017-14057, CVE-2017-14058, CVE-2017-14059, CVE-2017-14169, CVE-2017-14170, CVE-2017-14171, CVE-2017-14222, CVE-2017-14223, CVE-2017-14225, CVE-2017-14767

DSA: 3996