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Debian DSA-2977-1 : libav - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 76477

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Synopsis

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

Description

Don A. Baley discovered an integer overflow in the lzo compression handler which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libav packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 6:0.8.13-1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/libav

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2977

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76477

File Name: debian_DSA-2977.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/14/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libav, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4609

BID: 68217

DSA: 2977