Debian DSA-1215-1 : xine-lib - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 23701

Synopsis

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

Description

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xine multimedia library, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2006-4799 The XFocus Security Team discovered that insufficient validation of AVI headers may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

- CVE-2006-4800 Michael Niedermayer discovered that a buffer overflow in the 4XM codec may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xine-lib packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.1-1sarge4.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.2-1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23701

File Name: debian_DSA-1215.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/22/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xine-lib, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4799, CVE-2006-4800

DSA: 1215

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