Debian DSA-4502-1 : ffmpeg - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127929

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 files/streams are processed.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 7:4.1.4-1~deb10u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ffmpeg

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4502

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127929

File Name: debian_DSA-4502.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/20/2019

Updated: 5/2/2024

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: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12730

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12730

DSA: 4502