Debian DSA-3814-1 : audiofile - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 97900

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the audiofile library, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed audio file is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the audiofile packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.6-2+deb8u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.6-4.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97900

File Name: debian_DSA-3814.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/23/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:audiofile, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6827, CVE-2017-6828, CVE-2017-6829, CVE-2017-6830, CVE-2017-6831, CVE-2017-6832, CVE-2017-6833, CVE-2017-6834, CVE-2017-6835, CVE-2017-6836, CVE-2017-6837, CVE-2017-6838, CVE-2017-6839

DSA: 3814

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