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Debian DSA-4722-1 : ffmpeg - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 138365

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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 files/streams are processed.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 7:4.1.6-1~deb10u1.

See Also

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

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

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4722

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 138365

File Name: debian_DSA-4722.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/10/2020

Updated: 3/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13390, CVE-2019-17539, CVE-2019-17542, CVE-2020-12284, CVE-2020-13904

DSA: 4722