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Debian dla-3178 : ffmpeg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 167043

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3178 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3178-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Sylvain Beucler November 04, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : ffmpeg Version : 7:4.1.10-0+deb10u1

 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.

 For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 7:4.1.10-0+deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg packages.

 For the detailed security status of ffmpeg please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ffmpeg

 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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

See Also

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167043

File Name: debian_DLA-3178.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-extra58, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswresample3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-extra7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil56, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavresample-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec58, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswresample-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice58, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavresample4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc55, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat58

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2022