Debian DSA-1093-1 : xine - format string

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22635

Synopsis

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

Description

Several format string vulnerabilities have been discovered in xine-ui, the user interface of the xine video player, which may cause a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the xine-ui package.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by these problems.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 0.99.3-1sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1093

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22635

File Name: debian_DSA-1093.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xine-ui, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2230

DSA: 1093