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Debian DLA-317-1 : vorbis-tools security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 86196
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Various issues have been fixed in Debian LTS (squeeze) for package vorbis-tools.CVE-2014-9638
A crafted WAV file with number of channels set to 0 will cause oggenc to crash due to a division by zero issue. This issue has been fixed upstream by providing a fix for CVE-2014-9639. Reported upstream by 'zuBux'.
CVE-2014-9639
An integer overflow issue was discovered in oggenc, related to the number of channels in the input WAV file. The issue triggers an out-of-bounds memory access which causes oggenc to crash here (audio.c). Reported upstream by 'zuBux'.
The upstream fix for this has been backported to vorbis-tools in Debian LTS (squeeze).
CVE-2014-9640
Fix for a crash on closing raw input (dd if=/dev/zero bs=1 count=1 | oggenc -r - -o out.ogg). Reported upstream by 'hanno'.
The upstream fix for this has been backported to vorbis-tools in Debian LTS (squeeze).
CVE-2015-6749
Buffer overflow in the aiff_open function in oggenc/audio.c in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 and earlier allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted AIFF file. Reported upstream by 'pengsu'.
The upstream fix for this has been backported to vorbis-tools in Debian LTS (squeeze).
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected vorbis-tools, and vorbis-tools-dbg packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/09/msg00012.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 86196
File Name: debian_DLA-317.nasl
Version: 2.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/30/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vorbis-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vorbis-tools-dbg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9638, CVE-2014-9639, CVE-2014-9640, CVE-2015-6749