The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4199-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed WebM media files. If an     application using libvpx opened a specially crafted WebM file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of     service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Update to 1.8.2

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Multiple security issues were found in libvpx multimedia library which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed WebM files are processed.

Update to 1.8.2. Fixes several security vulnerabilities:
CVE-2019-9232, CVE 2019-9433, CVE-2019-9325, CVE-2019-9371, CVE-2019-2126

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for libvpx fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2019-2126: Fixed a double free in     ParseContentEncodingEntry() (bsc#1160611).

  - CVE-2019-9325: Fixed an out-of-bounds read     (bsc#1160612).

  - CVE-2019-9232: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory access on     fuzzed data (bsc#1160613).

  - CVE-2019-9433: Fixed a use-after-free in vp8_deblock()     (bsc#1160614).

  - CVE-2019-9371: Fixed a resource exhaustion after memory     leak (bsc#1160615).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-59 (libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media       file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the       privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This update for libvpx fixes the following issues :

CVE-2019-2126: Fixed a double free in ParseContentEncodingEntry() (bsc#1160611).

CVE-2019-9325: Fixed an out-of-bounds read (bsc#1160612).

CVE-2019-9232: Fixed an out-of-bounds memory access on fuzzed data (bsc#1160613).

CVE-2019-9433: Fixed a use-after-free in vp8_deblock() (bsc#1160614).

CVE-2019-9371: Fixed a resource exhaustion after memory leak (bsc#1160615).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
131314	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : libvpx vulnerabilities (USN-4199-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	11/26/2019	8/29/2024	high
132789	Fedora 31 : libvpx (2020-65eac1b48b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/13/2020	4/1/2024	high
131439	Debian DSA-4578-1 : libvpx - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	12/3/2019	12/9/2019	high
133236	Fedora 30 : libvpx (2020-6cd410d9e4)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/27/2020	3/28/2024	high
133253	openSUSE Security Update : libvpx (openSUSE-2020-105)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	1/27/2020	3/28/2024	high
134967	GLSA-202003-59 : libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	3/27/2020	3/31/2020	high
133141	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libvpx (SUSE-SU-2020:0143-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	1/21/2020	3/29/2024	high
196227	RHEL 6 : libvpx (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/11/2024	5/31/2024	high

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