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Debian DSA-3822-1 : gstreamer1.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 99008

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Synopsis

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

Description

Hanno Boeck discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the GStreamer media framework and its codecs and demuxers, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed media file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the gstreamer1.0 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.4-2+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.10.3-1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/gstreamer1.0

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3822

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99008

File Name: debian_DSA-3822.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/28/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gstreamer1.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5838

DSA: 3822