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Debian DSA-657-1 : xine-lib - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16248

Synopsis

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

Description

A heap overflow has been discovered in the DVD subpicture decoder of xine-lib. An attacker could cause arbitrary code to be executed on the victims host by supplying a malicious MPEG. By tricking users to view a malicious network stream, this is remotely exploitable.

Solution

Upgrade the libxine packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.8-2woody2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-657

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16248

File Name: debian_DSA-657.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xine-lib

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1379

BID: 11205

DSA: 657