Debian dla-3928 : ffmpeg - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209442

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3928 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3928-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort October 21, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : ffmpeg Version : 7:4.3.8-0+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-49502 CVE-2024-7055 CVE-2024-31578

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 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 7:4.3.8-0+deb11u1.

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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209442

File Name: debian_DLA-3928.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/21/2024

Updated: 10/21/2024

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-2024-7055

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49502

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, 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, 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: 10/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49502, CVE-2024-31578, CVE-2024-7055

IAVB: 2024-B-0110

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