Debian DSA-1244-1 : xine-lib - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 23949

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the Xine multimedia library performs insufficient sanitising of Real streams, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary code through a buffer overflow.

Solution

Upgrade the xine-lib packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-1sarge5.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.2+dfsg-2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23949

File Name: debian_DSA-1244.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/30/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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: 12/28/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6172

DSA: 1244

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