FreeBSD : vorbis-tools -- Speex header processing vulnerability (633716fa-1f8f-11dd-b143-0211d880e350)

high Nessus Plugin ID 32299

Synopsis

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

Description

Secunia reports :

A vulnerability has been reported in vorbis-tools, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when processing Speex headers, which can be exploited via a specially crafted Speex stream containing a negative 'modeID' field in the header.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5239b963

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 32299

File Name: freebsd_pkg_633716fa1f8f11ddb1430211d880e350.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:vorbis-tools, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1686

CWE: 189

Secunia: 29882