Debian DSA-3717-1 : gst-plugins-bad1.0, gst-plugins-bad0.10 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 94942

Synopsis

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

Description

Chris Evans discovered that the GStreamer plugin to decode VMware screen capture files allowed the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the gst-plugins-bad1.0 packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.4-2.1+deb8u1 of gst-plugins-bad1.0 and version 0.10.23-7.4+deb8u2 of gst-plugins-bad0.10.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/gst-plugins-bad1.0

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/gst-plugins-bad0.10

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3717

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94942

File Name: debian_DSA-3717.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/18/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-bad0.10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-bad1.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2016

Reference Information

DSA: 3717