Debian DSA-4197-1 : wavpack - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 109659

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the wavpack audio codec which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed media files are processed.

The oldstable distribution (jessie) is not affected.

Solution

Upgrade the wavpack packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.0-2+deb9u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109659

File Name: debian_DSA-4197.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/10/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wavpack, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10536, CVE-2018-10537, CVE-2018-10538, CVE-2018-10539, CVE-2018-10540

DSA: 4197

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